“We needed a road map ... a peat bog releases some of the emissions it holds. Bogs are also a precious natural habitat in Britain, favored by hikers and some threatened birds. Many British ...

Tom Heap reports. Show more In the fight against climate change the peatlands of the British Isles are one of our greatest assets. A healthy peat bog can absorb more carbon dioxide and store it ...

The problem of afforesting peat lands has been the subject of experiment for a considerable period of years in various parts of Europe, and in the British Isles two notable examples exist.