Centre for Sustainable Solutions

A digger on peat in the Antrim Hills, Northern Ireland
A digger on peat in the Antrim Hills, Northern Ireland

“Be with the bog” – peatlands, policy and poetry at the IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Members of the RESPECT team recently braved Storm Amy to travel to the 2025 IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference in Derry/Londonderry.

The team taking a sediment core from Hatfield Moors NNR. Left to right: Nicki Whitehouse, Wenguang Tang, Rachel McDonald, Stuart Munro, Luca McCall. Photo credit: Alex Skarlatos-Currie.
The team taking a sediment core from Hatfield Moors NNR. Left to right: Nicki Whitehouse, Wenguang Tang, Rachel McDonald, Stuart Munro, Luca McCall. Photo credit: Alex Skarlatos-Currie.

Fieldwork in the Humberhead Levels conducted by the RESPECT Team

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:14:00 BST

Sampling across the historic floodplain of the River Went

A screenshot of the header of RESPECT's response to the Land Use Framework consultation
A screenshot of the header of RESPECT's response to the Land Use Framework consultation

Interdisciplinary Scottish perspectives on Defra’s Land Use Framework proposals

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:00 BST

Earlier this year, the UK Government sought public views on its proposals for a new Land Use Framework for England: a strategic policy to guide decisions on land use and balance competing demands like food production, housing, climate mitigation and nature restoration.

A piece of art that reads 'a measure of healing' at the LUNZ Hub Conference
A piece of art that reads 'a measure of healing' at the LUNZ Hub Conference

Reflections on peatland, uplands and protected landscapes

Fri, 16 May 2025 14:04:00 BST

On 27-28 March, a two-day LUNZ Hub forum was held at the University of Cumbria. The event, led by the Place Collective in collaboration with the Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas, focused on land use, landscapes, livelihoods and cultures in the UK’s uplands and protected landscapes.