RePEAT Project

The RePEAT exhibition is in place in the Kerry County Museum from now until the 30th of June! Our launch event for this leg of the roadshow is on Thursday the 12th of June from 7-8.30pm - bookings can be made via email to education@kerrymuseum.ie or by calling 066 7127777.

Excited to announce that the RePEAT exhibition will be coming to @LullymorePark in May. This will be the first leg in our summer roadshow as we bring the exhibition around the country.

Many thanks to the @NLIreland for hosting and collaborating on the RePEAT exhibition. An excellent evening which also included a presentation on the NLI's substantial digitization work and a talk by EPA /NLI photographer-in-residence Paula T Nolan. Many thks to the audience too!

You've probably heard about 'Nature-Based Solutions' in the past, but do you know what the term truly means? Nature (especially wetlands) is our biggest ally against #climatechange but protecting nature has benefits beyond the climate crisis. For example, did you know that #mangroves protect 15 million people from floods across the world each year? And that #peatlands are the largest terrestrial carbon sink on the planet? youtube.com/watch?v=C_MCp-…

There is one tiny advantage of not having a national committee - first timers can join for a 50% discount. Next invoices in June 2025. (Not available in Can, China, Est, Fin, Ger, Indon, Ire, Lit, Mal, NL, Swe, Ukr, UK & US - ask these National Committees for their conditions.)

Over the next two months, we invite groups to visit our project farms to see how raising the water table works on agricultural peat soils. In particular, we encourage farmers, advisors, and agricultural students to join us for a field trip. Get in touch: farmpeat.ie/contact

Facts: 1) Permafrost is thawing with recent warming, worsened by fires and human land use. 2) Thawing ground releases greenhouse gases typically more than it stimulates plant growth. 3) Thaw can interfere with infrastructure, hunting, travel, and military operations.

📢Last chance to book your online tickets for #PeatConf24! Ticket sales close on Sunday. For just £30 you can join us throughout Tuesday 17th Sept, including our evening Peatland Cinema. Find out more and book now: bit.ly/3YQWDAJ

FarmPEAT is a pilot project trialling a results-based scheme for farmers who manage agricultural peat soils. Join us on 24th October in Athlone to hear our project learnings and to connect with farmers, peatland experts, and policymakers. Register now: eventbrite.ie/e/farmpeat-end…

In the EU, current emissions from organic soils (98 Mt CO2 eq.) correspond to 40% of the net removals of the LULUCFsector. Management of organic soils and peatland restoration provide CC mitigation potential. Our recent paper by @LukeFinland @UEFLawSchool frontiersin.org/journals/envir…

Our peatlands restoration team recently visited Mayo to study hepatic mats, which must be protected when developing & implementing blanket bog restoration plans. These are unique bryophyte communities that, although prefer well-drained soils, can be found on blanket bogs too.

Nifty Sentinel-1 explorer by @Esri possibly revealing some rewetting/restoration activities carried out by @BordnaMona (between 2020 and 2024) on former industrial peat extraction sites in the Irish midlands. @John_M_Nelson @mapalljohn @seewilkie @gloverstweets

Protecting Ireland’s bogs 🇮🇪 #LIFEProject @WAN_LIFEIP is working to protect #bogs in Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, and Galway🚜 Farmers receive payments for taking care of bogs & schools earn rewards for their conservation projects🏫 👉🏻europa.eu/!WDTTyF #LIFEProgramme

Our first article from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland-funded WetPeat project examines ecohydrological models in determining strategies for peatland restoration and evaluating post-intervention development over time. You can read it at: lnkd.in/eDFUFJcM

Delighted to share our paper of developing a framework for peatland restoration that works with communities. Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re… @forum_wetlands @WAN_LIFEIP @farmpeatproject @WetlandsEurope @PeatlandsG @PeatlandConserv @repeatearth @irishboglife @abbeyleixbog

Check out 'Books n Bogs' Bog Conversations @repeatearth event taking place in @abylxheritage on Monday. Featuring conversations with artists @TinaClaffey and Alison Mc Evoy. To book a space email abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie @abbeyleixbog @LaoisLibraries @laoisheritage

✨Online workshop, 4th July, 7:30pm ✨ Join @UCC team Irish Peatland Archaelogy Across Time to tearn about peatland archaeology and how to use online tools to establish what finds have been discovered in your area. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regist… @PeatlandConserv

📢 Last chance to submit your application for the Peatlands Natura and Community Engagement Scheme! The scheme will support local communities to restore Natura 2000 sites and peatland areas. Get the application form here 👉tinyurl.com/mtu6h4ym

Final paper from my doctoral research available here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecos… Also my first Plain Language Summary to practice what I preach about more accessible and #EngagedResearch: tinyurl.com/53ftwu6u #EcosystemServices #peatpaper @IrishResearch

Our latest publication on the extent of Peat Soils in Ireland is now freely available here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @agriculture_ie @EPAIreland @RePEAT_IRE @L_Gilet @eco_morley @TCD_Geography @TCD_NatSci