The principle of the Just Transition is that peatland management works for local communities. Local communities and farmers are central to conservation and restoration efforts, the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has said. He told an An Fóram Uisce webinar on managing peatlands on Friday morning that it is important that these people are listened to when it comes to rewetting. “It is vital that we listen to communities and ensure that any decision around peatland management works for them, and this is the principle of the Just Transition. “This is about nature and people,” he said.