Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say. Ireland is ...
For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these ...
As wind turbines on the horizon churn out clean energy, John Smyth bends to stack damp peat - the cheap, smoky fuel he has harvested for half a century. The painstaking work of “footing turf,” as the ...
Just 17% of peatlands worldwide are protected, according to a new study, despite the fact that they hold more carbon than all the world’s forests. Peatlands are waterlogged accumulations of dead, ...
Cultivated peatlands account for some five percent of greenhouse gas emissions - Copyright AFP Justin TALLIS Cultivated peatlands account for some five percent of ...