Paludiculture call for evidence for Peatland Code
We are inviting evidence for all paludiculture sites and all crop types, regardless of their success to help us to fully understand the current paludiculture landscape and seek funding for the…
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Ugie Peatland Partnership and Beam Suntory Landowner event
In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.
New guidance for wetter farming on peatlands
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s latest briefing, ‘Principles for Sustainable Peatland Paludiculture’, sets out to ensure the multiple benefits of peatlands are realised when managing different…
Deer Impact on Peatland in the Broads: GIS and Drone-Based Evidence
A new Broads Authority report highlights significant and increasing impacts from deer across the Broads National Park, particularly within peatland habitats such as fen and wet woodland.
Broad centurion
The Broad centurion, or 'Green soldier fly', is one of our most common soldier flies, and is often found in gardens. It has hairy eyes and a metallic blue or bronze body. It is an…
New tech allows continuous real-time monitoring of water table in the Broads
Conservationists at the Broads Authority have captured their first six months’ of continuous ‘live’ water level monitoring data at field scale.
Conference 2020
This, the 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference, ‘Peatlands: From Strategy to Action’ was hosted as a virtual event in partnership with the Welsh Peatland Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project.
Culture and human history
Peatlands across the world show evidence of being shaped and modified by past human activities, from the influence of prehistoric humans to recent drainage and extraction activities.
Wetland heritage discussion event
Melanie Giles with guests Anwen Cooper, Ben Gearey, and Neil Redfern at the Peat Café.
The case for paludiculture: new European study shows mounting evidence for wetlands farming
€10m Horizon Europe consortium Palus Demos researching ‘dual solution’ for emission reduction and farming incomes.
Conference 2021
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2021 conference focused on peatlands and the people behind them, exploring peatland conversation, restoration and sustainable management in action as well as the partnerships, evidence, policy and practice driving progress towards the UK Peatland Strategy goals.
Conference Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme provides a valuable convening function.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.