Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Webinar | Buying and using units against UK-based emissions
December 4, 2024
Join Dr Vicky West from the Woodland Carbon Code and Dr Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans from the Peatland Code to find out how organisations can buy and use carbon units to compensate for their UK-based em
British Society of Soil Science 2024 Conference
December 4, 2024
The British Society of Soil Science 2024 Annual Conference will take place from Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 December in Cardiff. The overall conference theme is Sustainable Soils for People and Planet.
Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Bog talk: poetry and people in peatlands
December 2, 2024
John Wedgwood Clarke, Rose Ferraby and Fiona Benson of the University of Exeter present 'Bog Talk: poetry and people in peatland'.
Rewetting peatlands: Shapwick Heath, Somerset & Marches Mosses, Shropshire
December 2, 2024
December's Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP) webinar features a presentation on two of the leading examples of lowland peat restoration covering techniques such as trench bunding, pasture to bog trials, re-engineering the arterial drainage, and the forest to bog tree removal system used to raise water levels at two ex-cut over peatland sites: Shapwick Heath NNR, part of the Avalon Marshes and Marches Mosses NNR, the third largest area of lowland-raised peatbog in the UK.
Peat-Fest 2024: Amsterdam
November 29, 2024
A squelchy collaboration between Pangea and RE-PEAT, for the Amsterdam Stage of Peat-Fest 2024 we will gather for a wintry feast at OT301.
Can-Peat: Canada's peatlands as nature-based climate solutions
November 27, 2024
This presentation will introduce the Can-Peat project and ongoing activities including the advances in fostering collaboration in Canadian peatland research, the Canadian Peatland Data Portal, and activities to advance Indigenous data sovereignty for peatland data.
That's LIFE and LIFE Moor Space Webinar
November 27, 2024
Join Natural England for a virtual journey through the That's LIFE and LIFE Moor Space Peatland Restoration projects on the Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve.
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…
Adoption of University of Cumbria PhD student’s carbon calculator brings national and international significanceThis week University of Cumbria and Barker and Bland Ltd.’s innovative carbon calculator has been…
CiVTech innovators leading drive for advances within Peatland and Woodland Carbon CodesBringing efficiences to the Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code is the focus for three…
Embark on a voyage of discovery with the Virtual Peatlands Pavilion 2025 world tour To raise awareness of the global distribution and importance of peatlands, the Virtual Peatlands…
Public Consultation for Biodiversity Quantification MethodologyThe Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code are pleased to announce their public consultation…
Natural Resources Wales announces new funding for peatland restorationA new restoration fund, managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), was launched this week in an…
Reflecting on 2024: a busy year for peatlandsAs the year draws to a close, the IUCN UK Peatland Programme looks back on 2024.
Help answer the question: Do investors undervalue the social impact of peatland projects in the UK when making investment decisions?Business professionals at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership are seeking…
Big Win for Cornwall’s Peatlands at Local Sustainability AwardsThe South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) has been recognised at the 2024 Cornwall Sustainability…