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1.After our journey through wet peatlands yesterday, we return to drier footing today. For this thread, we’ll go down to the woods and have a look at how forests planted on peat affect the carbon stored within.
Photos: @flo_renouwilson @JonayJovani
1.After our journey through wet peatlands yesterday, we return to drier footing today. For this thread, we’ll go down to the woods and have a look at how forests planted on peat affect the carbon stored within.
Photos: @flo_renouwilson @JonayJovani
2.Forests in Ireland cover approximately 11% of the country but are largely monocultures composed of coniferous trees, such as Sitka and Norway Spruce.
3. In 2021, forests planted on peat soils were estimated to cover 453,000 hectares of the country (approx. 37% of the forest total), much of which was planted in the second half of the 20th century driven by State incentives.
