NUI Galway to lead €10m climate action peatlands project

Seven-year programme to contribute to the long-term implementation of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan

Ireland’s biodiversity-rich peatlands are to be the focus of a new multi-million climate action project to be led by NUI Galway.

The European Commission has allocated €10m to the initiative, which aims to highlight the power of peatlands to bring about significant climate action.