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Could ultimate bogs help save the planet?
Geoff Riley
30th July 2017
Yes according to this article from the Guardian which visits the Marcell Experimental Forest in the USA
According to the piece: "Peatlands are the superheroes of ecosystems: purifying water, sometimes mitigating flooding and providing a home for rare species. And they beat nearly every system when it comes to carbon storage."
Hare some related tweets on the importance of peatlands
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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