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Mapping Dartmoor
May 17, 2017
The University of Exeter (UoE) mires research team has produced a detailed GIS mapping resource of the peatlands on Dartmoor. Access the data by following this link: https://maps.dartmoor.gov.uk/peatland.html.
Peatland Restoration at Sandy Loch Reservoir, Lerwick, Shetland
May 17, 2017
Shetland Amenity Trust and local contractor Sean Mackenzie have recently been working on a peatland restoration project funded Scottish Water at the Sandy Loch.
Partnership investment worth more than £1m protects unique moorland in the Peak District National Park
May 17, 2017
Protected moorland in the Peak District National Park is thriving once more thanks to specialist partnership conservation works worth £1.2 million.
Raising the Standard: Re-surfacing the Coast-to-Coast Footpath
April 27, 2017
In 2016 the North Pennines AONB Partnership (NPAP) in collaboration with The Friends of the North Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales National Park led a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to support the re-surfacing of a section of a popular walking route on the Coast to Coast footpath.
Job opportunity: Yorkshire Peat Partnership Research Assistant
April 24, 2017
The Yorkshire Peat Partnership, YPP, is a landscape-scale peatland restoration partnership which delivers practical restoration throughout the Yorkshire Region, and is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. It has recently secured new funding from Yorkshire Water to develop a research programme to develop proxy methods to assess the ecosystem services impacts of different types of Sphagnum inoculation on degraded open blanket habitats and is now looking to appoint a Research Assistant.
Partnership research by Moors for the Future and the University of Manchester to be presented at prestigious conference in Vienna
April 23, 2017
Research undertaken by Moors for the Future Partnership alongside the University of Manchester is set to be presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly.
Fire threatens return of extinct butterfly
April 19, 2017
Arsonists are believed to be behind the devastation of one of the last few areas of lowland raised bog in Lancashire and put in jeopardy a project to restore a butterfly to the mossland where it has been extinct for more than 50 years.
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…