National Geographic: Tiny Country Cuts Carbon Emissions by Planting Bogs TUDU, ESTONIA What looks like a typical Northern European forest of scrubby Scotch pine, blueberry bushes, and ferns, about 15 miles inland from the Baltic Sea, turns out on closer inspection to be a peat bog —one that’s been drained and mined. A 10-foot-deep drainage ditch, now covered […]
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Gallery: field trip and conference in Latvia
A group of Estonians took part of the International Conference “Conservation and Management of Wetland Habitats” and field trips in Latvia that took place July 2017. Here is a small gallery of the events by Marko Kohv : Find more pictures here: https://www.failiem.lv/u/hhrh9jzx#/
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National Geographic: Tiny Country Cuts Carbon Emissions by Planting Bogs
National Geographic gives a brief overview on how the bogs are restored in Estonia. Read more HERE!
Read more...National Geographic: Tiny Country Cuts Carbon Emissions by Planting Bogs
TUDU, ESTONIA What looks like a typical Northern European forest of scrubby Scotch pine, blueberry bushes, and ferns, about 15 miles inland from the Baltic Sea, turns out on closer inspection to be a peat bog —one that’s been drained and mined. A 10-foot-deep drainage ditch, now covered in foliage, still fills every time it rains. Furrows reveal […]
Read more...Status of mires in European Red List of Habitats
Based on the first ever European Red List of Habitats review mires are amongst most threatened terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The highest percentage of threatened types (categories Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable) was found amongst mires and bogs (85% in the EU28, 54% in the EU28+), followed by grasslands (53%, 49%), freshwater habitats (46%, 38%) and coastal habitats (45%, 43%). Just another […]
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