Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

Update on Implementation of Glover Review

December 2, 2020
The Review of National Parks and AONB's argued that our system of national landscape should be a positive force force for wellbeing.

Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference 2020: Launching the National Peatland Action Programme

November 27, 2020
The Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference 2020 presents Wales’s first national action programme for peatlands.

Wet Futures: #WetlandHeritageChat on Caring for Wetlands and their Cultural Heritage

November 11, 2020
Join Wet Futures on Twitter on the 11th November for the next #WetlandHeritageChat.

Europarc Atlantic Isles: Making Space for Nature - 10 years on by Sir John Lawton

November 10, 2020
10 years ago this month Sir John Lawton produced the Making Space for Nature Report commonly known now as the Lawton Report.

Eurosite Annual Meeting 2020: ‘Zooming’ in on European natural site management — from plan to action

November 5, 2020
The Eurosite Annual Meeting 2020 will take place on 2nd - 5th November with a focus on ‘Zooming’ in on European natural site management — from plan to action.

Peatland Code webinar

October 6, 2020
EUROPARC Atlantic Isles host a Pennine PeatLIFE webinar on the Peatland Code, presented by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme.

The heritage of peatlands - webinar

September 17, 2020
Explore the human heritage of peatlands with Moors for the Future Partnership and a host of speakers through a Europarc Atlantic Isles webinar.

Exterior view of Virtual Peatland Pavilion showing four large domes in an urban landscape
New Virtual Peatland Pavilion launched for COP29To raise awareness of the global importance of peatlands during COP29, the latest pavilion has been…
Cover image for 'The most important plant in the world' showing the film's title in yellow text over a background of Sphagnum moss
Specially commissioned film celebrates 'The most important plant in the world'The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has commissioned the first in a series of short films, celebrating…
Cumbrian tarn - large body of water with emergent vegetation and hills in the distance. Image credit Steve Hewert.
Launch of the Peatland Code Version 2.1The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new update to the Peatland Code, which helps to boost…
Flat peatland landscape on fire with large plumes of smoke. Image credit Paul Turner
New brief highlights the importance of peatland rewetting for wildfire resilienceThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme's latest publication explores recent evidence from the UK and North…
Painting of a river in spate: Peter Graham 1866, 'A spate in the highlands'
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar SeriesThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of…
'Work in progress' sign with a digger on it next to two photographs of children drawing on large sheets of paper
The Power of the Peat Bogs! How pupils turned their environmental education into a song Primary school pupils who have engaged with a project to restore ancient peatland and traditional…
SWPP award
South West Peatland Partnership awarded gold by Global Good AwardsThe South West Peatland Partnership won a Gold award at the Global Good Awards for their work…
Exterior view of Virtual Peatland Pavilion showing four large domes in a desert landscape
Seeking content for the COP29 Virtual Peatland PavilionThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and Global Peatlands Initiative are seeking new content for an…
UK Peatland Strategy
New report celebrates UK peatland restoration – but climate and nature targets still at riskAnalysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the…
Peatland at Inshriach, Allt a’ Mharcaidh
Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National ParkAviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland…
Landscape of mountains and forest
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…
CivTech in white writing with blue background and outlines of scales, lightbulb and book
CivTech challenge invites ideas for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon CodeProposals are being invited for the Scottish Government's CivTech Challenge 10.6 to use technology…