The 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference was delivered online for the first time, with the event attracting over 420 attendees from across 17 countries to the virtual platform across…

Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for a webinar exploring the updates to the Peatland Code Version 2.0

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has today launched a new and highly anticipated update to the Peatland Code, which helps to boost the restoration and protection of the UK’s Peatlands.

IUCN UK Peatland Programme Adviser, Clifton Bain has been awarded a Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Honorary Fellowship.

The Peatland Code now has 48 Projects registered with a total of almost 8000 ha of peatland restoration. Find out more and watch presentation delivered at the Scottish Forum on National Capital…

UK Government Environment Ministers have issues a statement of intent to conserve peatlands in the UK and British Overseas Territories.

Dr Rob Stoneman, one of the founders and co-chair of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, was awarded the prestigious The Christopher Cadbury Medal at The Wildlife Trusts’ Annual General Meeting on…

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new briefing “Peatlands and Methane” that summarises the science around methane emissions from peatlands, and calls for urgent action to rewet drained…

Environment Minister, Edwin Poots has launched a public consultation on the draft Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040.

After 14 years at the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, our Programme Advisor Clifton Bain, is retiring. IUCN UK UK Peatland Programme Co-Chair Rob Stoneman looks back on their time together.