Keywords: ireland

Peatlands International 1.2021
Peatlands International 1.2021 was sent to all IPS members on 17 March 2021. Contents: Hybrid Substrates Editorial: Just transition?...

Peatlands International 2.2020
Editorial: New Congress dates confirmed! The First World Peatlands Day has skyrocketed online! World Wetlands Day in Lublin, Poland...

Peatlands International 1.2020
16th International Peatland Congress postponed to 2021 Candidates to the IPS Executive Board Allan Robertson Grants 2020 UNFCCC COP25...

Irish peatland project Auger (peatland properties influencing greenhouse gas emissions and removals) – assesment and modelling strategies
Peatlands constitute around 20% of the land area of the Republic of Ireland and bear significant benefits in the...

Developing methods and monitoring measures to enhance the ecological value of Bord na Móna cutaway bog for breeding waders in Ireland
Bord na Móna and BirdWatch Ireland established a trial area in 2010 on Drinagh cutaway bog in County Offaly,...

The Bord na Móna Raised Bog Restoration Project – an update on progress
Since its establishment in 1946, Bord na Móna (the Irish Peat Company) acquired extensive areas of Irish peatlands to...

Lodge active raised bog project – success after 5 years
Scientists describe a timeline of successful raised bog restoration following re-wetting. First, physical change – increased water levels and...

Development of sustainable aquaculture in an Irish cutaway peatland: a nature-based approach
Cutaway peatlands are a product of peat harvesting. Deciding on the most appropriate after use of these cutaway peatlands...

Prospects for Milled Peat Production by Bord na Móna in Ireland, in the Period to 2030: Drivers and Potential Uses
Theme II. Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses SUMMARY Bord na Móna, the Irish State Owned Peat Company,...

Lodge Bog Conservation Management Plan 2011-2016
Theme I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY The conservation value of Lodge Bog, Co. Kildare...