The AFN Network+ webinar on 'The peatland dilemma - should we continue to cultivate, & if so how?' is now available on YouTube.
This was led by Professor Heiko Baltzer, Univerity of Leicester, who was reporting back on a Fens-based project carried out in 2023. The webinar covers some introductory stuff but also some newer findings.
Key trade-offs with peatland management, including; emissions, food production/ security/ displacement, biodiversity, livelihoods
Farmer voices - the challenges peatland farmers face
Whether food production and emissions reductions is possible, and how
The potential of 80 new/ novel crops identified and their market development
Urgent research and policy needs