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Desmids of peatlands © Emma Goodyer
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Interested in developing and validating models of peat depth, condition and water table dynamics?
December 7, 2023
Developing, validating and verifying Peatland Code or other peatland restoration projects can be a challenge! Your help is needed to develop or test peatland tools.
New training scheme to upskill peatland machine operators
December 1, 2023
Peatland ACTION is piloting a new training scheme to help more people develop the skills to carry out practical peatland restoration.
Draft legislation potentially puts large carbon stores at risk
November 29, 2023
The Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill is currently passing through the Scottish Parliament and proposes to introduce a stronger regulatory framework for grouse moor management and the practice of muirburn. The IUCN UK PP has highlighted concerns about how peatlands are defined in the Bill: this definition could result in more than half of Scotland’s peatlands, which are valuable carbon stores and important for peatland biodiversity, being not technically considered as ‘peatlands’ under the legislation and thus leaving them vulnerable to further degradation.
Programme co-founder wins award
November 23, 2023
Dr Rob Stoneman, one of the founders and co-chair of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, was awarded the presitigious The Christopher Cadbury Medal at The Wildlife Trusts’ Annual General Meeting on 23rd November 2023.
Peatland ACTION scoops double success
November 10, 2023
Peatland ACTION has won the Holyrood Climate Action Award for Nature and the Environment, and gained Highly Commended in the Nature of Scotland Awards.
We need you! Help inform our latest briefing on remote sensing of peatlands
November 8, 2023
If you are involved in remote sensing of peatlands, please complete our questionnaire to help us understand your data needs and inform our latest briefing before Wednesday 6 December.
New incentive scheme for peatland project designers
November 1, 2023
The first round of a new NatureScot Peatland ACTION incentive scheme to encourage more peatland restoration project designers to develop and submit applications for its funding is already fully subscribed for its first, pilot year.