DragofixMay 17

Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/

#Indonesia #Peru #DRC #environment #peatland #agriculture

Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study

A new study finds agriculture is the leading driver of tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and the DRC, with fires from land clearing causing major short-term greenhouse gas emissions and long-term climate risks.

Conservation news
Primo NaturaMay 3

"Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all"

#Peatland #Environment #Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

https://theconversation.com/peatlands-are-vital-for-tackling-climate-change-yet-scientists-still-havent-found-them-all-279578

Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all

Peatlands are central to climate change, yet basic questions remain unanswered. A global research community has mapped out what we most urgently need to know.

The Conversation
Ma Quest Apr 26

Eryri National Park Peatland Restoration Projects, Wales
"By working closely with farmers and graziers we can ensure that they can continue to graze the land. Sustainable grazing benefits the peatland as it helps to keep it healthy by preventing any one species from dominating."
https://eryri.gov.wales/protect/conservation-work/peatland-restoration-projects/

#SolarPunkSunday #Peat #Farming #Grazing #Sustainability #Conservation #ERYRI #PeatLand #Agriculture #Wales #Snowdonia

Snowdonia peatland restoration projects

As an Authority we’ve started on our long-term mission to undertake peatland restoration for the benefit of the environment and wildlife.

Eryri National Park
DragofixJan 29

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades https://phys.org/news/2026-01-peatland-climate-mitigation-benefits-decades.html

#environment #peatland #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades

New research indicates that restoration of peatlands can result in climate mitigation within just a few decades. In Finland, some 60,000 hectares of previously forestry-drained peatlands have already been restored, comprising mainly nutrient-poor sites with weak tree growth. In such cases, peatland plants remain viable and react rapidly to restoration, resulting in the formation of a thick new layer of Sphagnum moss.

Phys.org
DragofixDec 31

Ditches on peatland oil palm plantations are an overlooked source of methane: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/ditches-on-peatland-oil-palm-plantations-are-an-overlooked-source-of-methane-study/

#environment #peatland #PalmOil #methane #emissions

Ditches on peatland oil palm plantations are an overlooked source of methane: Study

The water-filled ditches that laced through the oil palm plantation in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, nagged at Kuno Kasak when he saw them in 2022. He knew that these canals, used to draw water out of spongy peatlands to make them suitable for agriculture, had been shown to be sources […]

Conservation news
Sean JarrettDec 5
Today is #WorldSoilDay so I thought I'd share an animation of Winter Hill in the West Pennine Moors. This illustrates how #Sentinel1 #SAR satellite data can be used to delineate #peatland condition.
Turquoise denotes wetter peatland, drier areas are in brown.
Our research found frozen conditions to better differentiate peatland from other land cover & highlight relative condition. Check it out here
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/16/2752
All with the power of #qgis #remotesensing #earthobservation #mapping
jakerNov 22, 2025

"No more delays: Let’s get peat out of gardening, once and for all. Sign the
petition to help us end peat sales today and protect vital carbon-rich
peatland habitats."

#peatland #PeatFree #gardening #horticulture #UKpolitics

https://actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/

Sign the petition to end peat sales!

No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

The Peat-free Partnership
Sean JarrettNov 15, 2025
Day15 #30daymapchallenge is Fire 🔥
My map is a gif of #Sentinel1 images before & after the #wildfire at Winter Hill in the West Pennine Moors, UK in 2018.
The dashed line shows the extent of the fire, which burned on dry #peatland for over 40 days.
The colour range from blue to orange symbolises how radar backscatter represents water bodies/wetter surfaces through to dry, impermeable land cover & demonstrates the positive effects of #peatlandrestoration works since the fire.
All using #qgis
Sean JarrettNov 13, 2025
This is what I found when analysing the effect of temperature to delineate #peatland using #Sentinel1.
These images were only 23 days apart in the 2022/23 winter in the West Pennine Moors, but demonstrate differences in backscatter because of temperature. Our research found S1 images in frozen conditions could better delineate peatland & show differences in wetness of this habitat.
Check it out here https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/16/2752
Get in touch if I can help your project
#qgis
#mapping #geospatial
Michael DitschOct 29, 2025
#ClimateChange #Moorland - Landscape Approach to #Peatland Restoration in Carbon Projects: Case Studies from #Peru and #Mongolia - Lecture by Dr. Tatiana Minayeva (CfE) - 29.10.2025, 16:00 - 17:30, Online - The “Peat Talks – Weihenstephan Moorland Discussions” are monthly online web seminars held by the Peatland Science Centre (PSC) – The lectures are open to anyone interested - Weihenstephan-Triesdorf #University of Applied Sciences https://www.hswt.de/newsroom/veranstaltungskalender/detail/peat-talks-weihenstephaner-moorgespraeche-oktober-2025
Landscape Approach to Peatland Restoration in Carbon Projects: Case Studies from Peru and Mongolia

Peat Talk Oktober 2025 des Peatland Science Centre

HSWT