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Peatland restoration is a term describing measures to restore the original form and function of peatlands, or wet peat-rich areas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This landscape globally occupies 400 million hectares or 3% of land surface on Earth.
Forsinard Flows is a national nature reserve (NNR) covering much of the area surrounding Forsinard in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies at the heart of the Flow Country, a large, rolling expanse of peatland and wetland area of Caithness and Sutherland that makes up almost 5% of the world's blanket bog. [3]
Affric Highlands is a 30-year collaborative initiative by Trees for Life and Rewilding Europe who are working to restore woodland, peatland and riverside habitats in the Scottish Highlands. [ 6 ] In June 2022, Affric Highlands was recommended for UN flagship status by the Scottish and UK governments.
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Peat in Lewis, Scotland. Peat forms when plant material does not fully decay in acidic and anaerobic conditions. It is composed mainly of wetland vegetation: principally bog plants including mosses, sedges and shrubs. As it accumulates, the peat holds water. This slowly creates wetter conditions that allow the area of wetland to expand.
The Flow Country (Scottish Gaelic: Dùthaich nam Boglaichean) [1] is a vast area of bog peatland in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland.It is the largest blanket bog in Europe, and covers about 4,000 km 2 (1,500 sq mi).
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The Global Peatlands Initiative is an effort made by leading experts and institutions formed in 2016 by 13 founding members at the UNFCCC COP in Marrakech, Morocco. [1] The mission of the Initiative is to protect and conserve peatlands as the world's largest terrestrial organic carbon stock and to prevent it from being emitted into the atmosphere.