Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme.

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Clifton Bain Director, 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 IUCN UK Peatland Programme

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 CO 2 -C In the UK, peatlands cover approximately 15% of the land area.

Peatland Ecosystem Servi ces Biodiversity, sport and leisure Climate change mitigation and adaptation Water quality and supply

Sphagnum building blocks

RSPB Forsinard Reserve Blocking Hill Drains

% bare peat % Sphagnum Data J.Holden Defra SP0572

Water

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.

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

Couwenberg et al (in revision) Hydrobiologia -

Moors for the Future Black Hill 2005

Moors for the Future landscape scale restoration Black Hill 2008

Forest planting