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Desmids of peatlands © Emma Goodyer
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Volunteer group and conservation organisations join forces to improve the health of local moorland
February 7, 2021
Moors for the Future Partnership has been working with Friends of Crompton Moor carrying out sphagnum moss planting and vegetation monitoring.
ScottishPower Renewables winter 2021 peatland restoration activity
February 4, 2021
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have completed 1267ha of deforested bog restoration using their “ground smoothing” technique, and 535ha of drain damming using their “wave damming” peat dam innovation - techniques developed to improve blanket bog restoration.
Microbial understanding of the resilience of peatland systems
February 4, 2021
A series of workshops amongst peatland scientists, practitioners and policy makers held at the University of Manchester has sought to capture the state of the art of peatland microbial understanding and, as a research community, defined a series of questions to further our knowledge of this area and unlock the ‘black box’ of peatland functioning.
Peatland addition to the UK GHG inventory adds 3.5% to national emissions
February 4, 2021
The end of January saw the long awaited, formal inclusion of peatlands in the UK GHG emissions inventory.
Peatland Code update
February 4, 2021
Interest in the Peatland Code continues to grow and the team are experiencing increased demand for support for new and future projects.
Getting out to the bog in Shetland
February 4, 2021
An innovative solution to accessing a Peatland Restoration site in Shetland.
Environment Agency working with Peak District partnership to slow the flow of water from the moors
February 4, 2021
In its National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England, published in July this year, the Environment Agency has recognised the importance of nature-based solutions to store flood waters on high ground. Moors for the Future Partnership is working with the Environment Agency to deliver natural flood management techniques across catchments in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside (GMMC).