We install sensors in eastern Poland. Completely different peatlands, mostly shallow with dead tree trunks in the water, which are an unpleasant surprise during exploration. The ability to quickly balance is a valuable skill 😄. Eriophorum 💚 compensates🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 time🤬

We're continuing our #fieldwork for the MIRECLIM project project under the rays of the spring sun, and this time we've visited Eastern Poland! Our research plots on both open and forested peatlands, where we will be studying #testate #amoebae , are now ready! Thank you Narodowe Centrum Nauki🔬🙃

Moorland burning can be environmentally damaging, especially on peatlands
We used satellite imagery to map the extent of burning across Great Britain and the overlap with sensitive habitats

Read more: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scie…
Full paper: …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rs…

Wonderful case study on Duchal Moor by Peatland ACTION managed by the GCV Green Network in partnership with Inverclyde Council 👏👏👏
youtu.be/8PNXohIu0NM?si… via YouTube

Wetlands arguably take the cake for most important biome due to its immense biodiversity, in such a small plot. Peatlands, mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds store 20% of the organic ecosystem carbon on the planet (this is huge)
#sustainable #nature #nature nest

Peatlands can be windy places!

Here is a little behind-the-scenes look at the challenging conditions we faced filming our #PeatlandACTION case studies which highlights the tough environments those working in peatland restoration also have to navigate

🎥© @SwiftFilms/NatureScot

Peatlands store twice as much as the world's forest biomass combined, despite covering less than 3% of the global land surface. 🏞️

The #GlobalPeatlandsAssessment explains why #PeatlandsMatter ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H08PwGy0

An acclaimed artist from County Antrim is hoping his latest exhibition will increase awareness of the importance of our peatlands.

🌎On #EarthDay2024 we celebrate the work the UK & 🇬🇧 Overseas Territories do together to protect:
🐋4.4 million square KMs of ocean in
the Blue Belt Programme
🏝️UNESCO UK natural heritage sites
🐧millions of #penguins
🌴unique cloud forests & peatlands
🪸enormous coral reefs

The last few days in Poland have been characterized by night frosts, which have already caused serious damage to fruit growing. At the studied peatlands, the ground temperature dropped to over -5°C degrees. It is cold!❄️ Institute of Geography & Spatial Organization PAS

UKCEH delegates at an International Seminar jointly organised by Univ. Palangka Raya & UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Palangka Raya, Indonesia

'Sustainable Land Management (of Peatlands) for Net Zero, Nature and People in Southeast Asia'
BorneoNatureFdn UK Research and Innovation Natural Environment Research Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) UK in Indonesia #CIMTROP

EXPLORING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF PEATLANDS

Peatlands are critical ecosystems, acting as carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots. They store vast amounts of carbon, mitigating climate change by preventing its release into the atmosphere.

Our peatlands are precious 💚

But they’re being destroyed to be used in products that aren't even being labelled. 😠

Become a Peat Inspector today and help uncover this hidden peat 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/ban-sale-peat

There will be a 2nd reading of the #2024PeatBan bill on 26-Apr-2024. Care about #nature , #biodiversity & #peatlands ? Please contact your local #MP & ask them to support a ban on peat in #horticulture . Info from Garden Organic incl template letter here: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/peat-ban

Let’s celebrate UK habitats this #EarthDay ! 🌎

From precious peatlands to sensational seas, our wonderfully wild places are not only full of wildlife life, but they can also help us tackle climate change. Grab a cuppa, and settle in to learn all about these magical places🧵(1/6)

This current PhD opportunity is still open for students of all nationalities on the cultural and natural history of Scotland's peatlands working with me, NTS Archaeologist Dr Eileen Tisdall! Deadline still a couple of weeks to go.
gla.ac.uk/schools/humani…

Learn more on the fabulous work Yorkshire Peat Partnership are doing to restore our special #peatlands . 🙏

yppartnership.org.uk

#GreatNorthBog

Loved the WildMind Festival Barn talks today with Bord na Móna David McNicholas and Arthur Devine 'For Peat's Sake. Reimagining Our Peatlands'. 🌍❤️🙌

Our Angola team are working to map and measure the extent and volume of the Upper Okavango peatlands to estimate their carbon storage capacity, assess threats to these ecosystems, and build capacity for long-term protection and restoration. Read more: blog.nature.org/2024/04/22/pea…

I highlighted how amazing it is that nobody wants to discuss how the emissions figures for Irish peatlands was wrong - by 65% and our MEPs voted on Nature Restoration after months of debate on something where proper facts were not on the table