Peatland Restoration
Cards (4)
- πππΌπππΌππΏ πππππππΌππππ:
- the restoration of peatlands via rewetting (returning the water to a peatland via dams preventing an outflow of water)
- π½πππππππ:
- restores carbon sinks
- prevents erosion as peat bogs are friable
- improves the area as a habitat
- prevents dry bogs from catching fire
- increases biodiversity
- requires half the estimated cost of dealing with the effects of not restoring
- πΎπππ:
- difficulty level increases with extensive and cracked areas
- often in hard-to-access locations (e.g. high altitudes)
- complex process - time consuming
- πππ?
- Peatlands take up around 3% of the Earth's surface but contain over twice the amount of carbon as forests. They are carbon sinks and store carbon in partially-decomposed vegetation.
- 15% of the world's peatlands have been drained because they are highly-productive agricultural land and fuel sources