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RSPB Scotland
RSPBScotland
Scotland needs an ambitious, coherent strategy on peatland restoration to reach this habitat’s full potential to tackle the nature & climate crisis. Scottish Government is leading the UK in investing in
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CPRE The countryside charity
CPRE
Tomorrow MPs will debate the burning of peatland.Burning peatland needs to stop now and our peatlands restored if UK Gov is serious about tackling the #ClimateEmergency.It's crucial that MPs take
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RSPB Science
RSPBScience
Hurrah – the crane is making a comeback! The UK population is now at its highest level in more than 400 years. Its population is now estimated at over 200
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Olivia Blake MP
_OliviaBlake
Positive news and a huge win for the campaign against peatland burning. Ministers have finally recognised a ban is necessary, rather than the voluntary agreements they have favoured. But proposing
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Marina Mulligan
MulliganMarina
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
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Historic Environment Scotland
HistEnvScot
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay!Wetlands are areas of land saturated with water - permanently or seasonally. In Scotland, they've allowed for some pretty incredible discoveries over the years.Don't believe us? Hold on to
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Dr. Merritt Turetsky
queenofpeat
Peatlands/muskeg - low productivity wetlands that store loads-o-carbon because everything is stagnant & nothing happens including decomposition... Nope! We discovered a cryptic multi-trophic food web in an Alaskan fen that
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Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏
DrTELS
New spatial analysis of wildfires across the Arctic in May/June 2020, and how they compare to the satellite record (2003-2020). What is burning? Are there peat fires? What about permafrost?
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Dr. Merritt Turetsky
queenofpeat
Plant a tree, save the . Right? Not so fast.... Follow this thread today to learn why tree planting is bad news for peat bogs, & thus bad news for
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Luke Steele
Lukesteele4
The government is failing to protect our peatland hills from burning. This morning, communities which rely on this natural flood barrier are underwater. Decision-making in Westminster has major consequences for
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Matt Hannon
hannon_matthew
@theCCCuk offers a punchy view of the future.The curve steepens and the drop between 2030 and 2035 is really significant.Ambitious but desperately needed. Great rainbow slide from @Mike_Thommo.Just look at
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TCD Geography
TCD_Geography
And we're off - @KathleenStokes introducing @mapalljohn and his work on @iHabiMap, Smart Bogs, and the metric tonne of other research on earth observation and peatlands that John is involved
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Simon Phelps
WildlifePhelps
Reading this excellent article from @Dartmoor_AC and the associated discussion on Twitter I can't help but think what a mess we have gotten ourselves into. The current system works for
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Dr Jack Barrie
thinkcircles
I have put together a compendium of +270 Scotlands #GreenRecovery recommendations made by +24 organisations/committees. Main themes:1. Wellbeing2. Energy3. Natural Capital4. Circular EconomyDownload HD image here: https://drive.google.com/f
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Riikka Rinnan
Riikka_Rinnan
Review of my 2020. Why? To develop, learn and be thankful. To appreciate the positives and to learn from the negatives. To plan what to aim for and what to
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Dagomar Degroot
DagomarDegroot
Here’s a hot take (sorry): the term #Pyrocene, which some now favor to describe our current epoch, is just as problematic as the better-known #Anthropocene. Here are two good articles
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