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Mountain peatland restored by hand to help highland ecosystem

The project is intended to halt erosion, slow the movement of water and give damaged peatland the chance to recover.

In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

BELHAVEN, N.C. (AP) — Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming emissions and restore native habitat....

The tiny moss that could help save peatlands from drought

‘We need these mosses to underpin effective peatland function and aid with their restoration.’

Northern Peatlands Are Greening Unevenly as Warming Reshapes Their Canopies

A 23-year satellite analysis of northern peatlands reveals widespread local greening but no significant map-scale increase in leaf area, with canopy change shaped by moisture, tree...

Dutch test new crop to save peatlands

Singkil peat swamp: The embattled orangutan capital of the world

Deep within Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important peat swamp forests left on Earth is being cleared, drained, and burned. The Singkil peat swamp is the largest of...

In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming emissions and restore native habitat.

Scottish forest planted with 91 per cent Sitka hits the market for £10m in 'rare' sale

Forestry agents said forests of its size and accessibility were rarely offered for sale in southern Scotland.

£50,000 project begins to restore wildfire-damaged peatland

Mynydd Garnclochdy peatland restoration begins after wildfires damaged 220 hectares, with Torfaen Council funding watercourse repairs to reduce flooding.

How renewable energy projects can benefit Scotland’s peatlands

Heather Johnstone says renewable energy development and protecting one of our most valuable natural assests need not be competing objectives

A Sumatran villager lost ground to the sea. So he planted mangroves

In a coastal village on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an oil palm and pineapple grower named Harisyah is fighting rapid coastal erosion. The region’s northern coastline, which...

Seabird guano and native trees keep islands above rising seas: Study

Low-lying tropical atoll islands appear remarkably vulnerable to climate change. But when shrouded with native forests and with abundant seabird populations, these islands may keep...

These Mysterious Underwater Reefs Could Help Save Marine Life As Coral Reefs Decline

Submerged ancient forest floors off Mozambique now shelter young reef fish, suggesting overlooked peat reefs could offer some species refuge as coral reefs decline. Much of the sea...

Forestry on the wild Atlantic: Kerry farmer looks to cash in on 35-year project

From bogland to verdant woodland in three decades

Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?

Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years

Hawke's Bay community makes big effort to restore native A'Deane's Bush

A'Deane's Bush is the best remaining example of the original podocarp forest of the Ruataniwha Plains.

3,000 trees to be planted by Scottish river in flood management and habitat restoration work

Floods to be prevented and habitats restored on the Water of May in Perthshire

Irish-led study highlights potential for wetlands farming

A new Irish-led study has highlighted the potential for wetlands farming. There is growing evidence that paludiculture, or farming on wet or rewetted peatlands, may offer a dual so...