Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

Marches Mosses BogLIFE Amphibian & Reptile Hunt

April 29, 2018
  Date: 29th April, 08:30   Location: Fenn’s Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

Using UAVs for ecological monitoring and conservation - a knowledge-exchange workshop for practitioners in Yorkshire and the North of England

March 26, 2018
Leeds The workshop aims to increase the robust use of UAV data to inform environmental decision-making in the region by sharing knowledge and identifying opportunities for collaboration.  It will include case studies of current activities, discussion of future plans and plenty of time for networking. 

World Forum on Natural Capital

November 27, 2017
The next World Forum on Natural Capital, the world's leading natural capital event, will take place on 27-28 November 2017 in Edinburgh. Tickets are now on sale: https://naturalcapitalforum.com/.

International Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture on Organic Soils

November 23, 2017
Uppsala, Sweden; 23rd-24th November 2017 Peatland store a major share of the world's soil organic carbon. Many European peatlands have been drained and cultivated in the past centuries. This fosters land surface subsidence and peat mineralisation. This conference will discuss options for maintaining production on organic soils while reducing greenhouse gases emissions and buffering climate change. Registration and abstract submission before 22nd September. See website for more information.

Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands

September 26, 2017
2nd International Conference on the Utilisation of Wetland Plants Greifswald, Germany; 26th - 28th September 2017

BogFest (a joint Moors for the Future Partnership & IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference)

September 21, 2017
Many thanks to all that joined us for BogFest 2017 in the heart of Edale. It was great to have so many enthusiastic people ready to learn and share their own experiences. We will be sharing resources from the festival in the next few days so please keep an eye on our Resources pages and Moors for the Future Partnership's website.

Area of burnt vegetation on national park in Northumberland
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…
Neolithic trackway on Hatfield Moors. Credit: Henry Chapman Uni of Birmingham
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Peatland landscape showing flux tower and solar panel with a blue sky and hills in the background. Image credit Hollie Cooper, UKCEH
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…
Hare's tail cottongrass on Humberhead levels
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…