Further funding for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code biodiversity quantification

Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa). Credit Pete Quinn

The Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland is supporting further development of biodiversity metrics for the UK's Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code.

We are excited to announce that the IUCN UK Peatland Programme has been awarded further funding by the Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland (FIRNS) to continue with our work to include biodiversity quantification in the Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code.

Some of the key highlights that the next phase of the project will cover are:

  • Trialling of the biodiversity quantification method across peatland and woodland pilot sites.
  • Development of a measure of habitat structure to be used in fen and paludiculture sites.
  • A market valuation study.
  • Work with ForestResearch to develop a structural metric for woodlands using the Forest Biodiversity Index (FOBI) and remote sensing techniques

You can see outputs from the previous phases of the project here: FIRNS Project: Biodiversity crediting for Peatlands and Woodlands | IUCN UK Peatland Programme

FIRNS is delivered by NatureScot in collaboration with The Scottish Government.

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