Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say. Ireland is ...
The combination of earthbound expertise with satellite imagery and artificial intelligence could prove to be a game-changer ...
For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these ...
Drained peatlands in the EU emit around 232 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent every year - almost twice as much as the EU member states have so far declared to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
Just 17% of peatlands worldwide are protected, according to a new study, despite the fact that they hold more carbon than all the world’s forests. Peatlands are waterlogged accumulations of dead, ...
Researchers have launched a specially commissioned series of beer mats about Ireland’s peatlands in pubs across Dublin and ...
England’s peatlands have been mapped for the first time to aid their recovery as the data reveals 80% to be dry and degraded. Scientists have used satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and ...
Cultivated peatlands account for some five percent of greenhouse gas emissions - Copyright AFP Justin TALLIS Cultivated peatlands account for some five percent of ...