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Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration
PRESS RELEASE Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration … Continue reading
Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity
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
End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector
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
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council welcomes the publication of the Citizen’s Assembly Final Report on Biodiversity Loss
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
Irish Peatland Conservation Council wins AXA Community Award
PRESS RELEASE Irish Peatland Conservation Council wins AXA Community Award 16th March 2022 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council, located at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre in Lullymore, Rathangan, County Kildare, is delighted to have been recently chosen … Continue reading
Home Composting – Taking Action for Peatlands, Climate and Biodiversity?
PRESS RELEASE Home Composting – Taking Action for Peatlands, Climate and Biodiversity? 4th February 2022 Terms including climate, peatlands, composting and biodiversity are now everyday. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are seeking your help to better understand public perceptions … Continue reading
Government peatland policy at odds as they give with one hand and take with the other
Press Release Government peatland policy at odds as they give with one hand and take with the other 19.1.2022 This week the Irish Government published the final report from the Peat Use in Horticulture Working Group, a report the Irish … Continue reading
Peat Free is the Way to Go if Ireland is Serious about Tackling our Biodiversity and Climate Crisis
Press Release Peat Free is the Way to Go if Ireland is Serious about Tackling our Biodiversity and Climate Crisis 6.12.21 In 2019 Ireland declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and in July 2021 the President of Ireland signed … Continue reading
IPCC Calls on Seanad Éireann to reject the proposed Horticultural (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021
PRESS RELEASE Irish Peatland Conservation Council Calls on Seanad Éireann to reject the proposed Horticultural (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021 26th November 2021 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are today calling on Seanad Éireann to reject the proposed Horticultural (Temporary Measures) … Continue reading
Giving a Voice for Peatlands within the Use of Peat in Horticulture Working Group
Press Release Giving a Voice for Peatlands within the Use of Peat in Horticulture Working Group 4th March 2021 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council have campaigned for an end to the use of peat in horticulture for over 35 years … Continue reading