New incentive scheme for peatland project designers
The first round of a new NatureScot Peatland ACTION incentive scheme to encourage more peatland restoration project designers to develop and submit applications for its funding is already fully…
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Sustainable management
Fully functioning, healthy peatlands with complex biodiversity can provide a multitude of different opportunities for farming, sporting or recreation.
New training scheme to upskill peatland machine operators
Peatland ACTION is piloting a new training scheme to help more people develop the skills to carry out practical peatland restoration.
Registering a project
Details on registering a project with the Peatland Code.
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of workshops for 2025 aimed at highlighting the importance of the water environment within the peatland…
Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme
Natural England has launched the first round of Discovery Grants, as part of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme. Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to…
Eyes on the Bog monitoring at the Water Works project
A new set of monitoring equipment has been installed at the Water Works project site in East Anglia, by our Eyes on the Bog Champion, Jack Clough of the University of East London.
Peatland Code Registering a Project
The Peatland Code is an open and transparent process and in keeping with this, all projects are publicly visible on the UK Peatland Code Registry. The data that you enter for your project registration will appear on the registry.
Global Peatlands Initiative project: State of the Worlds Peatlands
Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) launches its Global Peatlands Assessment - The State of the World’s Peatlands - at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) taking place…
New guidance for wetter farming on peatlands
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s latest briefing, ‘Principles for Sustainable Peatland Paludiculture’, sets out to ensure the multiple benefits of peatlands are realised when managing different…
An update on the Peatland Code
The Peatland Code continues to grow rapidly with 79 projects now registered and 10,300 ha of expected peatland restoration.
WaterLANDS: New European Green Deal project launched to lead largescale restoration of European wetlands
An ambitious project has been launched to tackle largescale restoration of Europe’s wetlands, with €23 million of funding from the EU Horizon 2020 Programme Green Deal.