#Peatlands

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

Eleanor M Harris

eleanormharris

UK Forests and Climate Change.A new series of four expert factsheets from @Forest_Research gets into the nuance below the headlines, and sorts the facts from the myths on this important

Thomas Oliver 🐝

thomasroliveruk

The importance of peat bogs #SciComm #ScienceTwitter #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency Peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land surface, yet they store at least twice as much carbon as all of

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

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

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

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

Jonny Ecology

JonnyEcology

Thread Centuries of deforestation then overgrazing by deer and sheep have left much of the Highlands of Scotland looking like this - what Frank Fraser Darling called a treeless

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

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

Katja Bruisch

KBruisch

1/6 On #WorldWetlandsDay I remember my trips to the region of Shatura some 120km east of Moscow a couple of years ago. Decades of peat-mining have left deep marks on

Tim Searchinger

TSearchinger

7 key rules for reforming ag subsidies:1.Redirect more money toward low-carbon agriculture: higher production on the same land while avoiding deforestation.2.Condition subsidies on not converting forests, prairies and native habitats.

Jonny Ecology

JonnyEcology

Thread The Atlantic rainforests of the west coast of Scotland are amongst the richest habitats for wildlife in Britain They are internationally important for mosses, liverworts and lichens which

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

Kai Heron

KaiHeron

Continuing the discussion of Malm's new book, "Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency", here's a thread about the eco-modernist assumptions of carbon capture storage. Malm praises Climework's direct air carbon capture (DAC

Philip Amies

AmiesPhilip

Forestry industry needs to stop milking tax payers for climate and biodiversity greenwash, a con, shysters, ready to hear how all woods need felling for nature to thrive so the

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