Wet agriculture - a tool in the climate action toolbox
With the urgent need to reduce our carbon emissions wherever possible, complimenting traditional agriculture on drained peatlands with wet farming techniques could help reduce greenhouse gases…
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Climate regulation
The accumulation and long-term storage of carbon as peat sets peatlands apart from other ecosystems and means they can play a key role in climate regulation.
Agriculture
There are currently challenges and tensions in reaching mutually beneficial outcomes for both conservation and agriculture. Find out more about the historical context and how land usage can negatively impact the ecosystem services of peatlands. Read our recommendations as to how these challenges can be progressed or resolved.
Peatlands in the UK beyond Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme continues to feed into the international peatland agenda, recently supporting a new position paper - ‘Peatlands in the EU - Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) after…
Moors for the Future deliver biggest conservation season yet in a challenging year
Against a backdrop of ever-changing circumstances and a challenging year for nature, Moors for the Future Partnership complete largest conservation season to date.
Peatland conservation
Fully functioning, healthy peatlands with complex biodiversity can provide a multitude of different opportunities for farming, sporting or recreation.
Peatlands and the climate emergency
2019 has seen all four devolved governments across the UK declare a climate emergency.
Peak District study reveals depths of carbon stored in threatened landscapes
With the UN Climate Conference (CoP26) being held in Glasgow in under one month's time, a new study has found that 9 million tonnes of carbon are locked up in just 8,267 hectares of peatlands…
The Sixth Carbon Budget report is published today
The Sixth Carbon Budget report by the Climate Change Committee, required under the Climate Change Act is published today.
Climate solutions from peatlands to parasites
As world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (CpP26), scientific experts have created a virtual tour showcasing research to tackle Scotland’s climate crisis.
Moors for the Future Partnership presents: Blanket bogs are worth protecting video series
Moors for the Future Partnership has developed five videos to help people understand the multiple benefits of healthy blanket bogs in the Peak District, South Pennines and beyond.
New short animation explores the extraordinary story of peat and carbon
This short animation explores the extraordinary quantities of carbon locked up on millennial timescales within peatland ecosystems.