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Peat bogs are a natural carbon sinks, storing hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon in England alone
Defra has reiterated its intention to ban rotational burning on peat bogs, but has still yet to offer a timetable of action
A year since the government pledged to ban burning on the England's fragile peatlands, its failure to act on that promise is allowing fires to scorch moorlands and National Parks that provide critical...
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