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Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Credit Emma Hinchliffe

Keep up to date with our latest peatland-related news as well as articles from our partners. If you would like to submit an article, please contact info@iucn.org.uk.

Peatland ACTION Fund Now Open for peatland restoration projects in Scotland

Monday 27 July 2020

The Scottish Government announces Peatland ACTION funding for 2022 - 2023 is now open for applications.

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The role of peatlands in the UK's Green Recovery

Thursday 23 July 2020

A ‘Green recovery’ – that puts environmental health at its heart – would tackle climate change and turn the tide on biodiversity loss.

Peat-free products - protecting peatlands, climate, gardening, pot-plants & salad

Thursday 23 July 2020

An Innovate UK project demonstrated success using sustainably sourced Sphagnum (from BeadaMoss®), with commercial-scale trials starting this year. Government funding support to further develop new…

Day of the Bog: Why are peatlands special and do we need to raise awareness?

Thursday 23 July 2020

Bog day 2020 - celebrating the brilliance of bogs.

Bog Day

Evaluating the socio-economic benefits of peatland restoration

Wednesday 22 July 2020

User Guide for practitioners interested in evaluating the socio-economic benefits of peatland restoration.

Sphagnum moss farming site - Greifswald Mire Centre - Credit Tobias Dahms

Wet agriculture - a tool in the climate action toolbox

Wednesday 29 April 2020

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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Peatlands in the UK beyond Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)

Wednesday 29 April 2020

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…