But in the mining hotspots of Peru, these peatland swamps are rapidly disappearing, one study has found. In Madre de Dios, in southeastern Peru, gold mining has destroyed more peatland in the last ...

A warning has been issued about the dangers of lighting barbecues or campfires on peatland due to the risk of sparking ...

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has planned a busy summer of peatland and nature themed events as part of ...

“The main cause of the species’ historic decline in England has been habitat loss and degradation as a result of the drainage of their peatland sites to make the land suitable for agriculture ...

Minister of State for Forestry Michael Healy-Rae has said he and his department are looking at planting more trees on ...

Falklands Conservation leads a three-year initiative, funded by UK Defra, to explore the carbon sequestration potential of the Falkland Islands' peatland habitats. The Falkland Islands are set to ...

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman, says doing so would dry out Irish peatland and release large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

According to Defra, the UK has 13 per cent of the world’s blanket bog, but 80 per cent of its peatland is now degraded. Over the past 200 years, since driven grouse shooting became a gentleman’s ...

Eleanor Colver, the British Dragonfly Society’s conservation officer, told The Independent: “The main cause of the species’ historic decline in England has been habitat loss and degradation as a ...