Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
European Society for Environmental History conference 2022: Exploring intergenerational peatlands and the loss of normal
July 8, 2022
Join RE-PEAT for a session at the European Society for Environmental History conference 2022 to explore peatlands in an unconventional way.
Landscapes for Nature Recovery: the contribution of Protected Areas
March 17, 2022
Join a free public webinar (17 March 2022, 7pm) hosted by the University of Cumbria's Centre for National Parks & Protected Areas (CNPPA) in partnership with the Lake District National Park Partnership, RSPB and Nature North.
Clifton Bain: The Peatlands of Britain & Ireland
March 9, 2022
Clifton Bain whose long career with RSPB and currently the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, explains the importance of peatlands and introduces some of the fantastic sites he visited for his new book ‘The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland; a Traveller’s Guide’.
For the love of peat: Inspiring people to care for blanket bogs
February 28, 2022
Join colleagues from Moors for the Future Partnership as they discuss the innovative communications they have undertaken to connect audiences to remote and vast moorland environments.
World Wetlands Day 2022
February 2, 2022
Wetlands Action for People and Nature is the theme in 2022 highlighting the importance of actions to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for humans and planetary health.
Ecology Across Borders 2021
December 15, 2021
Join the British Ecological Society (BES) and the French Society for Ecology and Evolution (SFE²) for their Ecology Across Borders 2021 annual meeting in Liverpool.
Empowering Communities to Connect with Peatlands
December 6, 2021
This online workshop will help community groups to assess their own training needs to engage with their local peatland.
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…