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Irish Peatland Conservation Council Welcomes The EPA Investigation Into Large Scale Extraction

Posted on October 18, 2024 by admin

Press Release Since the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) was founded in 1982, the Council have been campaigning for the end of industrial scale peat extraction due to the importance that peatland holds in terms of the rare and globally … Continue reading →

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Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024

Posted on July 24, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024 24.07.2024 This Sunday 28th July is International Bog Day, and to celebrate Ireland’s wet and wonderful boglands the Irish Peatland Conservation Council will be holding … Continue reading →

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Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration … Continue reading →

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Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity

Posted on May 16, 2024 by admin

Press Release Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity 16.5.2024 The boglands of Ireland are a habitat to some fascinating plants and animals that have adapted very quirky ways to live on these wet and windswept landscapes. To celebrate National Biodiversity Week … Continue reading →

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End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector

Posted on April 11, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector 11.4.2024 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are calling on the government to end the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector by the end of 2024. In … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s peatlands and the EU Nature Restoration Law

Posted on March 13, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE Ireland’s peatlands and the EU Nature Restoration Law 13th March 2024 Within the European Union, 81% of habitats are considered to be in a poor status and not functioning ecologically. According to the 2019 Status of EU protected … Continue reading →

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Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2024

Posted on January 26, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE 26th January 2024 Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2024 Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day, 2nd February, by joining the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) for scrub management on Lodge Bog. For those … Continue reading →

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You are invited to Féile an Dúlra 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 by admin

PRESS RELEASE You are invited to Féile an Dúlra 2023 5th May 2023 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council has launched its annual Féile an Dúlra for 2023, which runs from February to September. The festival kicked off on World Wetlands … Continue reading →

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The Irish Peatland Conservation Council welcomes the publication of the Citizen’s Assembly Final Report on Biodiversity Loss

Posted on April 17, 2023 by admin

PRESS RELEASE The Irish Peatland Conservation Council welcomes the publication of the Citizen’s Assembly Final Report on Biodiversity Loss 14th April 2023 Ireland is the first country anywhere in the world to hold a National Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity … Continue reading →

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IPCC are hopping you become a citizen scientist and join the Hop To It Frog Survey 2023

Posted on February 1, 2023 by admin

PRESS RELEASE IPCC are hopping you become a citizen scientist and join the Hop To It Frog Survey 2023 2.2.23 Each year the Irish Peatland Conservation Council co-ordinate the Hop To It Frog Survey, Ireland’s longest running Common Frog survey. … Continue reading →

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