Cross-Border Peatland Restoration Project Launched

A major €19.2 million cross-border project to restore peatlands, enhance biodiversity and combat climate change has been officially launched on World Wetlands Day (2nd February) at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre.  

The PEAT+ Project is led by nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife and is funded by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).  

Delivery partners in the project include Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon District Council; Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Donegal; Crichton Carbon Centre; Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark; Fermanagh & Omagh District Council: Newry, Mourne & Down District Council; Mourne Heritage Trust; and RTÉ; along with associate partners NI Water and National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). 

The project will deliver large-scale peatland restoration across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland on 19 priority sites over the next three years and will include innovation and research along with promoting the heritage of our peatlands. 

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