{"slug":"defra-and-natural-england-use-databricks-to-accelerate-peatland-restoration-with-ai","url":"https://findausecase.com/use-cases/defra-and-natural-england-use-databricks-to-accelerate-peatland-restoration-with-ai","title":"DEFRA and Natural England Use Databricks to Accelerate Peatland Restoration with AI","description":"DEFRA, working with Natural England and Databricks, uses AI to accelerate peatland mapping across England. Tasks that previously took a week of manual work can now be completed in less than a day, saving weeks or months of effort each year. Automating the mapping of peatlands and restoration features supports protection of habitats that store carbon, support biodiversity, and provide drinking water, advancing nature recovery at a national scale.","company":"DEFRA / Natural England","industry":"Government & Public Sector","country":"United Kingdom","aiCapabilities":["Machine Learning"],"technology":["Agent Bricks"],"deployment":"Public Cloud","problemStatement":"Manually mapping peatlands and restoration features across England was slow: tasks that once took a week of manual work can now be completed in less than a day.","solutionApproach":"Working with Natural England and Databricks, DEFRA is using AI to accelerate peatland mapping across England, automating the mapping of peatlands and restoration features on the Databricks Data + AI Platform using Agent Bricks.","businessValue":"Tasks that once took a week of manual work can now be completed in less than a day, saving weeks or even months each year, helping protect critical habitats that store carbon, support biodiversity and provide drinking water.","evidence":{"band":"high"},"sourceUrl":"https://www.databricks.com/customers/defra-natural-england","dates":{"publishedAt":"2026-09-07T09:01:17.443Z","publishedAtSource":"pipeline","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T09:01:17.443Z"},"license":"Open for reading and citing with a link to https://findausecase.com/use-cases/defra-and-natural-england-use-databricks-to-accelerate-peatland-restoration-with-ai. Bulk republication requires permission."}