Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
World Wetlands Day 2022
February 2, 2022
Wetlands Action for People and Nature is the theme in 2022 highlighting the importance of actions to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for humans and planetary health.
Ecology Across Borders 2021
December 15, 2021
Join the British Ecological Society (BES) and the French Society for Ecology and Evolution (SFE²) for their Ecology Across Borders 2021 annual meeting in Liverpool.
Empowering Communities to Connect with Peatlands
December 6, 2021
This online workshop will help community groups to assess their own training needs to engage with their local peatland.
Bog Standard Film Screening
December 2, 2021
Bog Standard is a short environmental documentary which looks to highlight the connections between peatlands and people.
Book Launch: The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland
November 30, 2021
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme's Clifton Bain launches his new book 'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland'.
Peatland Pavilion at UNFCCC COP26
November 12, 2021
The Peatland Pavilion at UNFCCC COP26 will highlight the importance of global peatlands for the climate, people, and the planet as a key nature-based solution to climate change.
COP26 – 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference
November 12, 2021
For the first time, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 1 – 12 November 2021.
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…
