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16 - Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
University of East London
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands
This report was jointly written in committee sessions. It has:
• helped shape policy through a deeper understanding of sustainable use of peatland habitats;
• enabled presentations to be made to Parliaments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the House of Lords;
• stimulated a joint Government Ministerial statement for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, setting out policy objectives and committing substantial funding to UK peatland conservation and restoration (£1.7 million in Scotland alone);
• stimulated establishment of a Specialist Peatland Group within the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, guiding policy makers and land-use practitioners throughout the world.
