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100 Project Milestone for the Peatland Code

Wednesday 20 July 2022

The IUCN UK Peatland Progamme have today marked a landmark milestone for projects registering for the Peatland Code.

Clifton Bain awarded Honorary RSGS Fellowship.

IUCN UK Peatland Programme Adviser, Clifton Bain has been awarded a Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Honorary Fellowship.

Friday 17 June 2022

IUCN UK Peatland Programme Adviser, Clifton Bain has been awarded a Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Honorary Fellowship.

New version of the Peatland Code launched

Wednesday 4 May 2022

An update to the Peatland Code, including a separate guidance document, is now available.

Peatland Code

Figure 1: Annual increase in Peatland Code projects and expected cumulative emissions reductions.

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Dr Richard Payne (1)
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Limbo (1)
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managing peatlands (1)
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Manx Peat Partnership (1)
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mapping (2)
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mires (1)
monitoring (6)
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Moors for the Future Partnership (9)
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moths (1)
mountain peatlands (1)
Muirburn (2)
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National Nature Reserve (1)
National Peatland Action Programme (2)
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National Trust (1)
native trees (1)
nattive (1)
natural capital (1)
Natural England (3)
natural flood management (2)
Natural Resources Wales (2)
Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme (2)
nature recovery (1)
nature reserve (2)
nature-based jobs (1)
nature-based solutions (4)
NatureScot (4)
NatureScot Peatland ACTION (3)
net zero (1)
net-zero pathway (1)
Netherlands (1)
new entrants scheme (1)
North Pennines AONB Partnership (1)
North Pennines National Landscape (2)
Northern Ireland (5)
Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy (2)
obituary (1)
optical (1)
palaeoecology (2)
paludiculture (6)
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peat (1)
Peat cafe (2)
peat cutting (1)
peat dams (1)
peat depth (1)
Peat map (1)
peat metal (1)
peat soils (1)
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peat-free (8)
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peatland (4)
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peatland area (1)
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Peatland Code (22)
peatland condition (1)
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peatland degradation (1)
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peatland monitoring (2)
peatland qualification (1)
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peatland restoration (56)
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peatlands (9)
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Terra Motion Ltd (1)
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The James Hutton Institute (1)
The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland (2)
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