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What's happening to Irish #peatlands is unthinkable. Afforestation, drainage, extraction and now windfarms. These are valuable habitats, of incredible importance for carbon storage, #climate control and flood prevention. Where do we go from here?
#conservation #nature @EU_ENV https://twitter.com/rooneymobile/status/1327581502763380736
#conservation #nature @EU_ENV https://twitter.com/rooneymobile/status/1327581502763380736
Have we not learned? For anyone who doesn't have a background in conservation, here's a recap: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/getting-bogged-down-1.1306138%3fmode=amp
For a bit more of the conservation context: https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/wind-farms-built-on-carbon-rich-peat-bogs-lose-their-ability-to-fight-climate-change-143551
And a little on the academic end: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-94-007-6173-5_50-1
What's more is that we know the importance of peatlands, we have the responsibility to protect them and there is global recognition and many publications on this: https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/peatlands-and-climate-change
Finally, the solutions are available. Ireland has the expertise, access to professionals, and the knowledge to protect, restore, conserve and put the legal measures in place to do so. http://www.ipcc.ie/advice/peatland-management-diy-tool-kit/restoration-of-sphagnum-moss-growth-on-peatlands/ @npwsBioData @Irishwildlife
