Study: UK's carbon rich peatlands face uncertain future after 2050

Michael Holder
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Chief partner of National Parks' restoration strategy, Santander will fund peatland restoration in the Cairngorms National Park | Credit: National Parks
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Chief partner of National Parks' restoration strategy, Santander will fund peatland restoration in the Cairngorms National Park | Credit: National Parks

University of Exeter study warns much of England likely to be unsuitable for peatland accumulation by second half of the century

The UK's once abundant peatlands face an increasingly uncertain future due to the escalating impacts of climate change, with conditions across much of the country likely to become unsuitable for the carbon-rich...

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