Environment
A lack of funding/government incentives were the "biggest barriers" to the uptake of peatland restoration among Northern Ireland farmers.
N.Ireland
UFU and Ulster Wildlife have launched a peatland restoration trial using locally sourced wool on Slievenanee Mountain in the Antrim Hills.
DAERA has today (Wednesday, April 22) outlined how it intends to deliver Northern Ireland’s first-ever plan for peatland strategy.
The department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new proposals to ban heather burning on upland peat.
A study revealed almost one-quarter of the world’s peatland are under pressure from human encroachment, with farming the largest threat.
A new campaign from climate charity, Carbon Copy, has been launched to inspire more action for peatland regeneration in the UK
Over 30 contractors and practitioners have gained vital hands-on training to support ongoing...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £2.7 million to five not-for-profit organisations to...
Agri-Business
The Flow Country in Scotland has become the world’s first peatland bog to gain UNESCO World...
10,360ha of damaged peatland has been restored in Scotland over the last year, with the aiming of reducing harmful emissions.
