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Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme

Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme. IUCN UK Peatland Programme. Commission of Inquiry on UK Peatlands Patrons from Science, Policy & Practice: Lord Lindsay, Sir Graham Wynne, Prof Andrew Watkinson Core Panel & Advisory Committee “Investing in Peatlands” Conferences

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Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme

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  1. Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme

  2. IUCN UK Peatland Programme Commission of Inquiry on UK Peatlands • Patrons from Science, Policy & Practice: Lord Lindsay, Sir Graham Wynne, Prof Andrew Watkinson • Core Panel & Advisory Committee “Investing in Peatlands” Conferences • 2010, Durham: The Climate Challenge • 2011, Stirling: Funding for Peatlands • 2012, Bangor: Delivering Restoration Website: www. iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org • Partner Initiatives • Communicate Key Findings

  3. At a global scale peatlands store about the same amount of carbon that is present in the atmosphere. • ~500 Pg in peatlands • Loss of 1.6% of peatland C = total annual human C emissions • Loss of 0.6% of peatland C = total annual increase in atmospheric CO2-C • In the UK, peatlands cover approximately 15% of the land area.

  4. Peatland Ecosystem Services • Biodiversity, sport and leisure • Climate change mitigation and adaptation • Water quality and supply

  5. Sphagnum building blocks

  6. RSPB Forsinard Reserve Blocking Hill Drains

  7. % Sphagnum % bare peat Data J.Holden Defra SP0572

  8. Water

  9. Around 70% of the water sources used for public water supply, derive from the uplands of Britain. Restoring peatlands could lead to improved raw water quality and result in a range of benefits. Carbon and Cost: Reduced power and chemical costs for treatment processes resulting from extending the cleaning / replacement cycles. Could also result in reduction in capital maintenance spend. Water Quality: Improvement to (or reduce the risk of further deterioration of) the raw water quality envelope especially preventing peak conditions for colour, turbidity and TOC - it is also likely to improve stability of disinfection.

  10. Biodiversity • unique & specialised • part or full life cycle • sensitive to pollution, management & climate change

  11. Couwenberg et al (in revision) Hydrobiologia -

  12. Moors for the Future Black Hill 2005

  13. Moors for the Future landscape scale restoration Black Hill 2008

  14. Forest planting

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