'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland' by Clifton Bain
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme's Clifton Bain completes his trilogy with this look at the Peatlands of Britain and Ireland.
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South West Peatland Partnership awarded gold by Global Good Awards
The South West Peatland Partnership won a Gold award at the Global Good Awards for their work restoring peatlands across Dartmoor, Exmoor, and Cornwall. This recognition celebrates large-scale…
World Wetlands Day 2022: 'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland' launched as e-book
To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2022, 'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland' by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme's Clifton Bain has been launched as an e-book.
South West Peatland Partnership: Counting sheep to help restore peat across the UK's South West
Peatland restoration isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. It takes a range of innovative techniques and indepth monitoring to make sure that methods to raise the water table and prevent further…
UK Environment Ministers announce Action for peatlands
UK Government Environment Ministers have issues a statement of intent to conserve peatlands in the UK and British Overseas Territories.
Environment Agency working with Peak District to slow the flow of water from the moors
In its National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England, published in July this year, the Environment Agency has recognised the importance of nature-based solutions to store…
Culture and human history
Peatlands across the world show evidence of being shaped and modified by past human activities, from the influence of prehistoric humans to recent drainage and extraction activities.
Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy Consultation
Environment Minister, Edwin Poots has launched a public consultation on the draft Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040.
Eyes on the Bog: The West Cavan Bog Association Sites
Two new sites Fartrin and Aughaween join the Eyes on the Bog network. Heather Bothwell of the West Cavan Bog Association picks up the story.
The vulnerability of archaeological remains in peatlands
The abundance of organic archaeological artefacts and paleoenvironmental evidence found in waterlogged environments exists largely because the lack of oxygen (caused by waterlogging) severely…
Palaeoecology
Palaeoecology is the study of past ecosystems and their changes through time. Past environments, population dynamics and communities of organisms can be reconstructed based on fossil evidence preserved in the landscape.
Global Peatlands Initiative project: State of the Worlds Peatlands
Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) launches its Global Peatlands Assessment - The State of the World’s Peatlands - at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) taking place…