Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Restoring our Peatlands with Artificial Intelligence - AI4Peat
February 17, 2025
Join the AI4Peat project for this free online event exploring how artificial intelligence can help restore our peatlands for a greener future!
African tropical peatlands: their value and vulnerability
February 17, 2025
Tropical peatlands were thought to be rare in Africa. The 2017 mapping of Earth’s largest tropical peatland complex in the central Congo basin changed that view. This Discussion Meeting is the first ever conference on African peatlands, presenting new findings on the ecology, biodiversity, greenhouse gas fluxes, current management, and potential futures of these vulnerable ecosystems.
Buried Peat in the Fens
February 3, 2025
This webinar is the latest in a series of online events from the Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP). Led by Dr Steve Boreham, geologist and ecologist, it examines the importance of the peat buried beneath the Fens.
World Wetlands Day: Youth for Our Common Future
February 3, 2025
Join the Global Peatlands Initiative in an online celebration of World Wetlands Day with youth organisations.
Celebration of the Flow Country's UNESCO status: When Fish Begin to Crawl
February 2, 2025
This screening, accompanied by a live orchestral performance, will celebrate the recent award of UNESCO status to the Flow Country.
WATER RESEARCH ONLINE SEMINAR SERIES: Peatlands and Water Quality
January 30, 2025
Join us for the first of a new series of online webinars jointly hosted by the IUCN Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency highlighting the importance of the water environment within the peatland sector.
Peatland Code 2.1 Webinar
January 29, 2025
Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for a free webinar on the latest updates to the Peatland Code Version 2.1. This session will include a Q&A segment, providing an opportunity to ask questions.
Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat As part of the Paludiculture Exploration Fund, The National Institute of Agricultural Botany is…
The Virtual Peatlands Pavilion Word Tour continues at Ramsar COP15The next stop for the immersive digital library of peatland resources is Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,…
Announcing Peat-Fest South-West 2025 – a celebration of our peatland connectionsThe Art and Energy Collective has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to…
National Policy Statements public consultationOpportunity to contribute to public consultation on National Policy Statements to support Clean…
Public consultation on heather and grass burning regulations in EnglandThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of…
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
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…
New species showcase - Water voleContinuing the spotlight on peatland biodiversity, our first Species Showcase of 2025 is the Water…