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Payments for ecosystem services (PES) -PES pilot research projects (2012-13): Peatland carbon code, Project 5 - NE0141
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Description
This PES pilot will help develop our understanding of the potential for a UK Peatland Carbon Code, designed to pay for the restoration and re-wetting of degraded peatlands across the UK, through a combination of market research and expert meetings. This will lead to the launch of a phase 1 Peatland Code and associated pilot projects (designed to the requirements of the Code and informing its future development). |
Objective
This PES Pilot project will perform the following tasks (linked to other DEFRA funded projects):
• Identify the scope for peatland standard and code via review of existing similar standards and codes, interviews and workshops with carbon market experts, participants and scientists (WP1)
• Conduct market research to inform Code development (WP2)
• Link to research to develop carbon metrics (via vegetation proxies) to underpin the Code (DEFRA project “Valuing nature’s services: moving towards payments for ecosystem services and conservation credits in the English Uplands”) and other related projects (e.g. a NERC internship developing a peatland carbon scheme for South West Water)
• Launch Phase 1 Peatland Carbon Code providing enough detail to support private funding for Phase 1 pilot restoration projects (WP3).
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Project Documents
• FRP - Final Report : Defra PES Pilot Peat Code Final Report
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Time-Scale and Cost
From:
2012
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To:
2013
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Cost: £23,613 |
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Contractor / Funded Organisations
Birmingham City University |
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