Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.

The smell of peat burning is very nostalgic since nowadays homes are heated by kerosene/diesel, very few still cut peat on a Monday. The holiday with deep traditional roots is celebrated on the ...

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Extension to ban of burning on deep peat proposed by Government, so that an extra 146,000 hectares are protected Peatlands ...

Chelsea Flower Show organisers have rowed back on a pledge to make the event peat-free by the end of this year, blaming a ...

Sometimes described as the country’s lungs, peatlands are a vital resource which can store carbon, reduce flood risk, improve water quality, and support rare wildlife such as the golden plover and ...

The UK government has revealed new plans to improve the protection of peatlands, focusing on banning heather burning on ...

The proposals which are out for public consultation could mean that an extra 146,000 hectares (ha) of upland peat areas will be protected from burning, leading to 368,000 ha in total to be protected.

The S.C. Forestry Commission reported March 11 that smoldering continues in the forest's underground peat layers ... now allowing for lawful controlled burning. This means that anyone who wants ...

KLANG: Peat fires have been burning in three main areas in Selangor, caused by uncontrolled open burning by farmers and plantation workers. State Fire and Rescue director Soiman Jahid said the ...