University of Galway has announced plans to establish the National Peatland Centre of Excellence to help tackle national and global challenges related to peatlands.
The plans follow a successful ‘Peatland Futures’ event held at the university, which brought together government departments, universities and community and farming organisations to discuss the future of peatland research.
A crucial component of Peatland Futures was the collective call to action for wetland and peatland restoration and conservation.
Dr Terry Morley, Assistant Professor and organiser of the Peatland Futures event, said that Ireland has world-class peatland research and expertise.
“It’s time we act to increase our collective capacity for research, public outreach and dissemination, and to train the next generation of peatland practitioners,” said Dr Morley.
“The University of Galway is uniquely situated with blanket and raised bogs at our doorstep and broad interdisciplinary peatland research expertise.”
