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Yale Environment 360: The UK’s extensive peatlands and peatbogs must be protected and restored to avoid large-scale releases of carbon dioxide and to protect water supplies, according to a new study by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The report said that 80 percent of the peatbogs in Britain, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and islands such as the Hebrides have been damaged by overgrazing, burning, draining, or extraction for peat moss. These peatlands -- up to 40 feet thick in places......
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United Kingdom: Restoration of UK Peatlands Is Advocated by Conservation Group
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 16th, 2011
Posted in Water Conservation