Climate Change Committee publishes first ever in-depth advice on UK agricultural and land use policies.

2019 has seen all four devolved governments across the UK declare a climate emergency.

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…

For the first time since the Peatland ACTION programme began, more than 10,000 hectares of damaged peatland has been restored in Scotland over the last year, reducing harmful emissions and…

As world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (CpP26), scientific experts have created a virtual tour showcasing research to tackle Scotland’s climate crisis.

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 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.

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) launch a new report on the impacts of climate change on UK birds timed to coincide with CoP26.

The Peatland Pavilion provided a hub for highlighting the important role that peatlands play around the globe at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26th Conference of the…

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report. It is now five years since the 6th report and it is useful to…

Analysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the 2-million-hectare target set for 2040.