Research by ecologist Tom Heuts of Radboud University shows that several experimental measures taken at Frisian farms to ...

For a business that wasn’t supposed to be operating, the peat extractors in one midlands site showed no fear of exposure.

Peatlands are regarded as among the most valuable ecosystems on the planet. Not only do they support a range of specialised plants and animals, they also act as a major store of soil carbon.

Tiina Sanila-Aikio cannot remember a summer this warm. The months of midnight sun around Inari, in Finnish Lapland, have been ...

Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill said making the series was "an eye-opener" Climate change, folklore and Ireland's natural history - there's more to peatlands than meets the eye. And while holding an ...

SABINE JORDAN: Yeah, it's a carbon sink. ADE: Peatlands only cover a tiny fraction of the planet, but they store more than twice as much carbon as all the forests in the world and if they’re ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing ...

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 ...

Three charities, one council and a heritage trust are getting a share of £2.7 million to help restore Northern Ireland ...

Two fires that tore through sensitive peat wetlands in 2022 released more than half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide, ...

Dom Byrne is a freelance radio and podcast producer based in Brighton, UK. Sigit Sasmito describes how his research at James Cook University in Brisbane, Australia, is helping to protect both ...

Congo's government canceled a major oil exploration auction for 27 sites, citing late submissions and low competition. This ...