{"id":21376,"date":"2022-10-27T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=21376"},"modified":"2022-10-26T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:45:17","slug":"wales-peatlands-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/wales-peatlands-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales wants to triple annual restoration of peatlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual amount of peatlands to be restored in the British nation rises to 1,800 hectares. A move designed to counter climate change and protect biodiversity. Two emergencies that seem to be more and more evident across the U.K.<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Wales wants to step up efforts to protect peatlands<\/strong> by tripling their restoration rate, according to The Guardian. The move is aimed at countering climate change<\/strong> and biodiversity loss. Just like heathlands and bogs, the British newspaper writes<\/a>, peatlands play a key role in storing carbon and alleviating the risk of flooding<\/a> by curbing the flow of water from mountainous areas.<\/p>\n

Anyway, years of exploitation trough mining, burning and overgrazing have profoundly reduced these environments whose survival is now also threatened by global warming. The restoration target in Wales<\/strong> has been set at 1,800 hectares<\/strong> per year. That’s three times the 600 hectares previously set.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA plan to triple the rate of #peatland<\/a> #restoration<\/a> in Wales to help combat the climate emergency and protect one of the country\u2019s most celebrated birds, the #curlew<\/a>, has been announced by the Welsh government.\u201c https:\/\/t.co\/oNv9j8a8oV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Wetlands International Europe (@WetlandsEurope) October 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n