LIFE IP Peatlands and People
@peatlandsLIFEIP
A 7-year LIFE Integrated Project, connecting Ireland's peatlands, people and policies to support the realisation of a climate resilient and sustainable future.
🙌Don't miss our guided ecology and heritage walk to celebrate #NationalHeritageWeek on the Ballyforan Bog on Saturday, the 23rd of August 2025. 📅 23 August 2025, 11:00 - 14:00 📍 Ballyforan Bog, Co. Roscommon 🚶➡️Ballyforan Greenway Car park at 11 am eventbrite.ie/e/guided-ecolo…
🌱🙌To celebrate #NationalHeritageWeek, we are hosting a guided ecology and heritage walk on the Ballyforan Bog on Saturday, 23rd of August 2025. 📅 23.08.2025, 11:00 - 14:00 📍 Ballyforan Bog, Co. Roscommon Register here: eventbrite.ie/e/guided-ecolo…
🌱 On Wednesday, Peatlands and People held its annual @EPAIreland researcher meeting! The meeting brought together scientists from several #EPA projects, which inform the implementation, impacts and monitoring of the project. Key insights here: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/event-rec…
📢In celebration of the upcoming #InternationalBogDay, #Tóchar Wetlands Restoration is organising a special event with five panel speakers at the "Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition" @NLIreland on 26th July 2025. More info here: nli.ie/exhibitions-ev…
📢 🙌 Aligning with #EUGreenWeek we are organising a targeted event to celebrate the #restoration and rehabilitation work of the project tomorrow (10 June 2025) at the #BnM visitor centre in Boora, Offaly! More info: green-week.event.europa.eu/partner-events…
🌱 In celebration of #WorldPeatlandsDay 2025, we are highlighting some recent updates, results and upcoming plans of the BnM #Sphagnum Planting Campaign to restore former industrial peat extraction sites! Read here: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/world-pea…
Celebrate #ConamaraBogWeek by joining a Bog Restoration Fieldtrip Hosted by: Dúlra (@FORUMConnemara) & @WAN_LIFEIP Showcasing restoration techniques on a recently restored blanket bog. Free event. Sign up required @ bog-restoration-walk.eventbrite.ie #protectnature #naturacommunities
Our Steering Committee had a great day out in the field yesterday, planting #sphagnum moss plugs on the Kilaranny bog for the #BnM peatland revegetation campaign. It was linked to a meeting in BnM's Boora, providing the steering committee with key updates: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/peatlands…
🌿 For our latest #Peatlands & #Art article, we interviewed photographer Shane Hynan. His work from the series ‘Beneath | Beofhód’ is currently exhibited in #EskerArts as part of the #BogSkin Exhibition. Read the interview: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/peatlands…
📅 📢#AccelerateGreen 2025 is taking place this Thursday, 15th May 2025! The conference organised by #BnM and Resolve Partners will explore topics such as #Energy and #Policy post COP29 & Ireland’s new government and position on Climate Action. Register: accelerategreen.ie/accelerate-gre…
🌱 A major exhibition titled #BogSkin, which examines the relationship of Irish art to the boglands over the past 50 years, is coming to the Croghan Gallery at #EskerArts in Tullamore, Offaly this Summer. 📅 Official opening: Saturday, May 10th 3 p.m: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/peatlands…
📢 Exciting update! The @EPAIreland funded #CO2PEAT project introduces its ‘miniRECgap’ R-Package research!📉Designed for simple gap-filling of missing Eddy covariance #CO2 flux measurements: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/exciting-…
🌱 🙌 Our project updates continue! The #CO2PEAT project, funded by @EPAIreland, is dedicated to improving methodologies for reporting and verifying terrestrial #CO₂ removals and emissions from Irish peatlands. Find the most recent updates here: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/updates-f…
📢 Some exciting updates from @EPAIreland funded #ASPEN project using initial outputs to quantify how much #nitrogen leaves the ecosystem in the form of N2O. In collab with researchers from @teagasc , @tcddublin, @BordnaMona & #NWPS: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/updates-f…
💧 🌱 In honour of #WorldWaterDay 2025 (Saturday, 22nd March), we have highlighted some key roles peatlands play in maintaining water quality! peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/world-wat…
🙌 🌱 New updates from the @Ch4Peat project funded by @EPAIreland! The project concluded its #CH4 field monitoring in October 2024, and has since progressed with some exciting activities: peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/updates-f…
Introducing Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS- a podcast diving into the drivers, challenges, and solutions to restoring our ecosystems🎉 🎧Listen to our first episode, with co-coordinators Craig Bullock and Shane McGuinness here: open.spotify.com/show/1gjmxq5xe…
Restoration can offset current degradation levels, with varied intensities and outcomes. 🌏Learn more about why restoration matters and be part of #GenerationRestoration. via @IPBES | @UNEP
Some helpful Community & Enterprise Supports Events coming up for #Westmeath and #Offaly. The events held by @MidlandsIreland will showcase the wide range of supports available to help the region grow, develop, & transition towards a sustainable future. ℹ️midlandsireland.ie/community-ente…
A beautiful Spring bouquet of sphagnum mosses for you all @CCWPeatlands @PeatlandConserv @PeatlandECR @peatlandsLIFEIP @ipspeatlands