Gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru, is destroying rare peatland swamps that serve as critical carbon sinks, a new study found. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, used 35 years ...

Peatland destruction releases vast amounts of CO₂, contributing significantly to climate change; the report calls for stricter law enforcement; expanded deforestation regulations in the EU ...

Hundreds of hectares of peatland is being restored in a project which aims to prevent Glasgow's tap water turning brown during extreme rain. Loch Katrine, in the heart of Loch Lomond and the ...

JBPM director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said this measure aims to prevent the fire from spreading to the peatland, which could produce thick smoke and negatively impact nearby residents. He ...

Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) plans to regenerate native woodland, restore peatland and carry out nature-friendly farming on Inverbroom Estate. The area of land near Ullapool, in the north west ...

Environment Department director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the poor air quality was caused by a peatland fire at a coconut plantation in Cherating, Kuantan. He said the ...