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Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Credit Emma Hinchliffe

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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…

EU Common Agricultural Policy front cover

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…

Red and yellow sundew against green vegetation

Budget announcements for UK peatland restoration

Wednesday 29 April 2020

Peatlands received a welcome funding boost in the UK Budget 2020.

peatland restoration

Peatland & Trees position statement released

Friday 24 April 2020

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme have released a position statement and recommendations on Trees on Peatlands in the UK.

Scottish Budget 2020-21

Friday 7 February 2020

The Scottish Government announces £20 million for peatland restoration and a commitment to invest £250 million over the next ten years.

Front cover of Climate Change Committee's publication on Land Use Policies for a Net Zero UK (2020). Credit CCC.

Committee on Climate Change Report on Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UK

Thursday 23 January 2020

Climate Change Committee publishes first ever in-depth advice on UK agricultural and land use policies.

Still from video illustrating the multiple effects of peatland drainage including implications for carbon emissions, hydrology and peat structure.

New resource available: Explaining the impact of peatland drainage

Wednesday 22 January 2020

A new video explaining the impacts of draining peatland on carbon emissions, hydrology and peat structure is now available.

Three SMS volunteers standing on a peatland site. One is holding a spade and the other two are joyfully waving at the camera.

Working together for the future of Welsh peatlands

Thursday 28 November 2019

A major programme of works is underway this season to restore peatlands across Wales. Find out what landowners, community groups, schools and volunteers have been up to to deliver positive action…

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

Evaluating the socio-economic benefits of peatland restoration

Wet agriculture - a tool in the climate action toolbox

Peatlands in the UK beyond Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)

Budget announcements for UK peatland restoration

Peatland & Trees position statement released

Scottish Budget 2020-21

Committee on Climate Change Report on Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UK

New resource available: Explaining the impact of peatland drainage

Working together for the future of Welsh peatlands

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