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Events
Events
Public Lecture: The role of peatlands as natural climate solutions
18:00 - December 16, 2024
This public lecture, hosted by the Geological Society, is a hybrid event - attend in-person at Burlington House, Picadilly, London, or online via Zoom.
Save the date: The Paludiculture Community workshop
09:00 - January 13, 2025
The Paludiculture Community workshop is taking place 13 - 14th January 2025 in Bridgwater in the Somerset Levels.
Professional Training - Peat in Planning
10:00 - January 14, 2025
Join industry experts for an educational webinar focussed on the planning process where peat habitats may be impacted by development.
Exploring the Future of Lowland Agricultural Peat 2025 Conference
09:00 - January 28, 2025
The next Fenland Soil conference is taking place 28 – 29th January 2025 at the Maltings in Ely. The event is hosted in partnership between Fenland SOIL and the Centre for Landscape Regeneration to bring together those with an interest in lowland agricultural peat to explore the current thinking, gaps in knowledge, proposed policy changes and future work needed in this area.
Save the Dates: 2025 Water Research Seminar Series
10:00 - January 29, 2025
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of workshops for 2025 aimed at highlighting the importance of the water environment within the peatland sector, and to bring together researchers, practitioners and the water industry.
African tropical peatlands: their value and vulnerability
09:00 - 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.
RRR2025 - Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands
19:00 - September 23, 2025
The Greifswald Mire Centre warmly invites you to join the 4th international conference on the Utilisation of Wetland Plants "Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands: Bridging Science and Practice."
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…