Led by the National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP), managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), funded by Welsh Government, and working with a range of Wales Peatland Action delivery partners, the 2025-2030 Plan shows acceleration in the efforts to safeguard valuable Welsh peatlands. 

Deputy First Minister, with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: “Given all the energy that’s gone into beating the targets of the first five years, I am confident that these partners can deliver even higher targets in the next five years. By 2030 we hope to triple the peatland restoration rate by delivering 1800ha of restoration annually.”

Mannon Lewis, NRW’s Strategic Projects lead for NPAP explained: “We appreciate the vital support of Welsh Government in the upscale. The 2025-2030 Wales Peatland Action plan involves upscaling the delivery and breadth of supporting actions. We will build on what we learnt and restore more peatland, including through increased funding to partners. This means we will also increase the capacity for green jobs and contracting, refine the monitoring and evidence, and continue to share peatland expertise with policy makers and in planning. We appreciate the public support for peatland restoration to date and will continue to report publicly with even more detailed data on the Wales Peatland Data Map.”