Peatland Code Governance

The Peatland Code and associated documents were published in March 2017 following an extensive development process which began in September 2013. It is issued by the IUCN UK National Committee and is managed on its behalf by an Executive Board. The Executive Board is facilitated by IUCN UK Peatland Programme staff and supported by a Technical Advisory Board including additional stakeholder groups, when required.

The Peatland Code story so far...

2013 - Pilot restoration projects established
2015 - Peatland Code version 1.0 (concept only) launched following Defra funded and commissioned report to develop peatland carbon metrics and financial modelling to enable quantification and valuation of the carbon impacts of peatland.
2017 - Peatland Code v1.1 launched and certification body appointed.
2018 - First Peatland Code validation awarded
2020 - UK Land Carbon Registry launched

The Executive Board

The Executive Board makes all management decisions regarding the Peatland Code on behalf of the IUCN UK National Committee and is responsible for strategic development of the Peatland Code in line with the objectives of the IUCN UK National Committee Peatland Programme.

Members:

Paul Vaight, IUCN UK Peatland Programme - Steering Group
Stuart Brooks, IUCN UK National Committee - Chair
Clifton Bain, IUCN UK Peatland Programme - Programme Advisor
Mark Reed, Scotland's Rural College / IUCN UK Peatland Programme - Steering Group
Renée Kerkvliet Hermans, IUCN UK Peatland Programme - Peatland Code Co-ordinator

Peatland Code Technical Advisory Board

The Technical Advisory Board provides technical oversight and recommendations to the Peatland Code Executive Board. The Technical Advisory Board will take into consideration any recommendation for change relevant to the Peatland Code. Submissions for discussion should be sent to renee.kerkvliet-hermans@iucn.org.uk.