The UK government has revealed new plans to improve the protection of peatlands, focusing on banning heather burning on ...

Extension to ban of burning on deep peat proposed by Government, so that an extra 146,000 hectares are protected Peatlands ...

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The UK's peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all ...

Peatlands are incredibly special habitats, made up of highly adapted plant species and home to a range of rare and important wildlife. They absorb carbon from the atmosphere and lock it up in peat.

De-Graft: This is the Red Moss of Balerno reserve where I’m exploring what are known as wetlands. Locals and tourists come here for walks and take in the scenery, and the birds love it too ...

The upland peatlands of the UK have been severely eroded because of industrial pollution, overgrazing, drainage and other human actions. Research from The University of Manchester is helping to ...

Peatlands are "terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing," per the International Peatland Society. They are located on every ...

Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the global land surface – but new research has ...