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Events
Events
COP29 Side Event - Revealing Global Peatland Hotspots for climate action: bridging science and policy
16:45 - November 21, 2024
We urgently need climate action in priority areas revealed in the Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas, set to be launched at the event. The Atlas bridges science and policy through thematic maps and visuals, uniting stakeholders to set ambitious targets and leverage funds for climate action on peatlands and wetlands.
Lowland Peat landscapes – sharing learning, creating opportunities
12:00 - November 25, 2024
Please join us at the Defra Forum "Building opportunities for our lowland peat landscapes" - through which we are looking to bring together everyone supporting positive change in England’s lowland peatlands and develop a more ambitious community of delivery.
That's LIFE and LIFE Moor Space Webinar
12:00 - 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.
Can-Peat: Canada's peatlands as nature-based climate solutions
15:00 - 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.
Rewetting peatlands: Shapwick Heath, Somerset & Marches Mosses, Shropshire
13:00 - 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.
British Society of Soil Science 2024 Conference
09:00 - 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.
Webinar | Buying and using units against UK-based emissions
14:00 - 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
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…