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LIFEquake project site at Dowrog Common in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Credit: LIFEquake project, Natural Resources Wales.

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New report celebrates UK peatland restoration – but climate and nature targets still at risk

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Analysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the 2-million-hectare target set for 2040.

Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National Park

Tuesday 27 August 2024

Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland experts at the annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort from…

IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference

View the full programme for #PeatConf24 and book your tickets now!

The full programme for the IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2024 conference ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ is now available on the events page of our website.

IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference

CivTech challenge invites ideas for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code

Thursday 8 August 2024

Ideas are being invited for the CivTech programme, including a call for ideas to help the Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code.

Peatland Code

Changes to UK Land Carbon Registry fees

Wednesday 31 July 2024

From 1 November 2024, the fees charged to issue and convert units on the UK Land Carbon Registry are changing.

A series of peatland pools amonst tufty vegetation with hill in the background

Scottish peatland recognised as globally important by UNESCO World Heritage Site designation

Monday 29 July 2024

Flow Country, a large expanse of blanket bog in the north of Scotland, had been inscribed as the world’s first World Heritage Site peatland.

New species showcase - large heath

Thursday 18 July 2024

Our latest species showcase introduces the large heath butterfly, its association with two iconic peatland species and the restoration and reintroduction efforts bringing this beautiful butterfly…

A scanning electron microscope image of a testate amoeba.

Please give 10 minutes of your time to help answer the question: Is palaeoecological research utilised in UK peatland restoration projects?

Thursday 11 July 2024

Can you complete a short survey on the extent to which palaeoecological research is utilised in UK peatland restoration projects? It should take just 10 minutes to complete and will help inform…

New briefing addresses the peatlands and methane debate

Wednesday 10 July 2024

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new briefing “Peatlands and Methane” that summarises the science around methane emissions from peatlands, and calls for urgent action to rewet drained…

Peatland landscape. Water filled ditch in the foreground. White cottongrass seeds heads in the midground and mountains in the background

New £3 million fund for peatland restoration in Northern Ireland

Tuesday 11 June 2024

Applications for the new £3million Peatland Challenge Fund to help protect Northern Ireland's peatlands closes on 19 June.

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