1. Clifton Bain Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme

2. 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

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

4. Peatland Ecosystem Servi ces 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. % bare peat % Sphagnum Data J.Holden Defra SP0572

8. Water

10. 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.

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

12. Couwenberg et al (in revision) Hydrobiologia -

13. Moors for the Future Black Hill 2005

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

15. Forest planting