Spring reminder for gardening types: this is where peat moss comes from. This was a biodiverse bog before it was drained (note the ditch around it) and the vegetation cleared in order to 'harvest' the peat. #gardening#peatlands#wetlands
"Right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the #EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”.
Derailing the law could come at significant cost to farmers, who are facing increasingly uncertain conditions due to climate #breakdown and #biodiversity loss."
" EU countries must restore at least 30% of drained #peatlands by 2030 (at least a quarter shall be rewetted), 40% by 2040 and 50% by 2050 (where at least one-third shall be rewetted)."
Plus:
An additional three billion #trees to be planted.
"Member states will also have to restore at least 25 000 km of #rivers into free-flowing rivers and ensure there is no net loss in the total national area of urban green space and of urban tree canopy cover."
#greenwashing#WindFarms#Conseravation#Scotland#Sutherland#Peatlands#salmon#Rivers
Another day ,another wind farm application,this time for the opposite side of the local salmon river to the application put on a couple of years back that was turned down for environmental reasons ,It looks like the one planned on peatlands has been turned down and our ancient monuments,bats eagles and other wildlife there are safe.Its like being under siege,hopefully we will get the UNESCO status soon
European Parliament votes on nature restoration law today.
"Beyond environmental protesters, hundreds of international scientists and even a large group of multinationals have called for the adoption of the EU’s #NatureRestorationLaw.
A counterdemonstration of #farmers demanded a slower approach that would lessen the impact on their income."
#EU#NatureRestorationLaw PASSED!
Just.
Congratulations to all those who lobbied the EP and pushed them to do the right thing.
"The regulation establishes binding targets in seven fields of action, such as #farmlands, #peatlands, #pollinators and #SeaBottoms, with the goal of reversing the environmental damage caused by unchecked human activity and #ClimateChange."
In June, #FortAlbany#FirstNation was #evacuated due to #wildfires .
The #Cree community is near the #JamesBay coast and surrounded by the #boreal forest and peatlands.
Community members shared photos and videos on social media of massive smoke plumes above the forest's edge, with the low-lying #peatlands nearby.
Hello everybody, I have a funny plant for you which I've never seen before. It's called dense cotton-grass (Moorwollgras in German), and I've found it today in the moors of Carrowkeel megalithic cemetery, Sligo. My friend, who walked with me called it granny haircut. I love the fluffiness of this little windswept thing. Nature is amazing!
One of the things that has made me a devoted fan of #GardenersWorld (BBC and BritBox) is their dedication to getting gardeners off of peat as a growing medium. This week's show mentioning the upcoming ban on peat in English compost wasn't, I'm sure, meant as a victory lap, but they deserve one. They've done a lot to move that needle.
Companies, states, and the U.S. in general should be moving faster in this direction. No one needs to grow in peat.