Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Measuring biodiversity: from principles to practice webinar
March 26, 2024
Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for this free webinar as we explore traditional and technological approaches to measuring biodiversity and how they are being applied in restoring and conserving our precious peatlands.
Peatland restoration at RSPB Lakenheath - a case study
March 25, 2024
Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP) and Natural England monthly lunchtime webinars on lowland peat restoration
Peat Metal introduction: Restoration of the Sudbury peatlands
March 20, 2024
Professor emeritus Peter Beckett (Laurentian University) will present on the history of heavy metal contamination and restoration of peatlands in the Sudbury, Canada.
Workshops to underpin England's Paludiculture Roadmap
March 5, 2024
NIAB are leading a quick scoping project on paludiculture for Defra. As part of the project, they are arranging two short on-line workshops on Tuesday March 5th and welcome participation in one / both.
The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: The Marling Festivals - Environmental Metaphor in Eighteenth Century England
March 4, 2024
Join Nye Merrill-Glover (University of Bristol) at the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series on Monday 4 March from 1-2pm.
From discovery to impact: Seeking conservation practitioners and palaeoecology researchers to develop a ‘translational palaeoecology’ for practical conservation
February 8, 2024
Thursday 8th February 14:00 - 16:00 GMT
World Wetlands Day - FAO hybrid event
February 2, 2024
FAO, in collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, will host the World Wetlands Day celebration on 2 February 2024 from 11am at FAO Headquarters and online.
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…