Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Scotland’s Biennial Land Use and the Environment Conference XII
November 28, 2018
Scotland’s Biennial Land Use and the Environment Conference XII - Rewarding the Delivery of Public Goods: How to Achieve this in Practice?
Date: 28-29 November, 2018
Location: Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
New IUCN UK Peatland Programme website - Pre-user survey
October 31, 2018
We are currently developing a new IUCN UK Peatland Programme website to be launched in 2019 and would like to know what you think the most important functions of our website are and how we can improve these in future.
It would be extremely useful if you could complete this 3 minute survey to tell us what you think.
Thank you.
For Peat's Sake, Perthshire
October 30, 2018
How restoring peatland can help your farm business
Date: 30th October, 2018, 10am–3pm
Location: Braeleny Farm, Callander, Perthshire
Practical event looking at the benefits of peatland restoration for upland farms.
For Peat's Sake, Aberdeenshire
October 29, 2018
How restoring peatland can help your farm business
Date: 29th October, 2018, 10am–3pm
Location: Glass Village Hall, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
Practical event looking at the benefits of peatland restoration for upland farms.
2018 Conference Key Messages
October 2, 2018
Conference Key Messages
Peatlands are important to us all – our largest natural carbon store, homes for rare and threatened wildlife, cultural and ecological archives, water supply and management, places to enjoy and relax, and places local people identify with and an important part of the ‘brand’ for food and drink.
Terms such as public benefits, ecosystem services, Natural capital all define these peatland features in ways that communicate with particular audiences.
Bog Art
August 15, 2018
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve
10am – 2pm: after a short walk on the bog we’ll make our own bog creatures to take home. Bring a picnic. Free, suitable for families.
Marches Mosses BogLIFE Dragonfly Photography
June 23, 2018
Date: 23rd June, 11:00 - 15:00
Location: Fenn’s Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve
New Virtual Peatland Pavilion launched for COP29To raise awareness of the global importance of peatlands during COP29, the latest pavilion has been…
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…
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…
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…
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar SeriesThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of…
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…
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…
Seeking content for the COP29 Virtual Peatland PavilionThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and Global Peatlands Initiative are seeking new content for an…
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…
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…
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 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…