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The UK's quality-assurance standard for peatland restoration: it issues verified carbon units for rewetting degraded peat, delivering bundled carbon, water and biodiversity benefits via a public registry.
The UK Peatland Code, managed by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, is the United Kingdom's voluntary quality-assurance standard for peatland restoration. It validates and verifies restoration of degraded peat and issues carbon units on a public registry, bundling carbon, water and biodiversity co-benefits.
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Belarus
Belarus has rewetted 89,400 hectares of degraded peatlands since 2007—the largest UNDP-supported peatland restoration programme in Europe—cutting ~3 million tCO₂e …
United Kingdom
Scottish Government grant programme funding voluntary peatland restoration by landowners; 90,000 ha on path to recovery and 14,860 ha restored …
Latvia
The EU LIFE-funded PeatCarbon project (2022–2027) rewets 5,414 hectares of drained peatlands in Latvia and Finland, developing a verified Baltic …
Ireland
Ireland's largest peatland restoration: 33,000 ha across 82 midland bogs, €108M EU-funded. By end 2024: 18,861 ha done (57%). Net …
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