Climate change and UK birds – a focus on 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.
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Committee on Climate Change Report on Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UK
Climate Change Committee publishes first ever in-depth advice on UK agricultural and land use policies.
Peatland Pavilion featured at UN Climate Change Conference (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…
Climate regulation
The accumulation and long-term storage of carbon as peat sets peatlands apart from other ecosystems and means they can play a key role in climate regulation.
Climate solutions from peatlands to parasites
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.
Peatlands and the climate emergency
2019 has seen all four devolved governments across the UK declare a climate emergency.
Peatland ACTION scoops double success
Peatland ACTION a winning formula. A Scottish Government-funded programme that offers landowners, farmers and crofters 100% funding and support to restore their damaged peatlands has won the…
100 Project Milestone for the Peatland Code
The IUCN UK Peatland Progamme have today marked a landmark milestone for projects registering for the Peatland Code.
The importance of peatlands in protecting urban areas in a warming world
Greater Manchester chosen as a global Resilience Hub for its policy and advocacy work on climate and disaster risk reduction by the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.
New report celebrates UK peatland restoration – but climate and nature targets still at risk
Analysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the 2-million-hectare target set for 2040.
Scottish Wildlife Trust new report on the state of Scotland's raised bogs
Findings from SWT survey during 2010/11 of 58 Scottish lowland raised bogs and analysis of change since 1994/1995 reinforce the need for active restoration to counteract past damage and to bring…
Scotland’s Peatland ACTION programme hits record restoration milestone
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…