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Desmids of peatlands © Emma Goodyer
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Innovative moorland campaign is Bogtastic!
June 15, 2017
The wheels are in motion to bring the breath-taking beauty of the Peak District and South Pennine moors to the people, allowing them to step onto a virtual peat bog without having to get their boots wet!
Peatland Restoration a key target in the new Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan
June 14, 2017
The Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan (CNPPP) is the overarching management plan for the Cairngorms National Park. It sets out how all those with a responsibility for the National Park will co-ordinate their work to tackle the most important issues over the next five years. Roseanna Cunningham, the Scottish Government’s Environment Secretary launched the new Plan on 1 June 2017.
Kinder Scout guided walk showcases multi-million pound conservation works
June 13, 2017
More than 20 members of the public enjoyed a free guided walk from Edale to commemorate large-scale conservation works made possible in part by European funding.
New monitoring report: Yorkshire Peat Partnership
June 5, 2017
Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) has produced a report detailing the findings of the works monitoring undertaken on 20 sites that have undergone restoration work in the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale AONB over the past six years. It looks at how well restoration work has fared on different features (grip blocking, gully reprofiling and bare peat revegetation) and also makes comparisons in sites that have previously been monitored to see what changes have occurred.
Job Opportunity: Senior Technical Officer
May 26, 2017
Ulster Wildlife is seeking to recruit an experienced conservation professional who will be responsible for developing conservation action plans for selected Natura sites, with a focus on Cuilcagh Mountain SAC and co-ordinating on-ground restoration works to improve the conservation status of the site over the lifecycle of this project.
Land Cover Map is Ordnance Survey case study
May 19, 2017
The Land Cover Map created by the Moors for the Future Partnership to help monitor on-going conservation works is featured on the Ordnance Survey (OS) website.
Funding secured for Flow Country
May 18, 2017
You may remember in March we asked for your support for a peatland restoration project at RSPB Scotland Forsinard Flows nature reserve, which was in the running to receive funding from the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…
