Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...

For a long time peat has been popular for growing plants, due to its high nutrient value. However, harvesting peat releases ...

Extracting peat from bogs can disturb sensitive ecosystems, which are important carbon sinks. Harvesting peat releases carbon ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Peat production shut down due to climate impacts Former workers to be retrained to restore them as wildlife habitats ...