Careful investment is required to make peatland carbon credits work for the climate

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An exciting economic opportunity does not necessarily equate to a feasible ecological one, writes St Andrews University's Dr Lydia Cole

Up until recently, the UK's peatlands – found in the murky space between terrestrial habitats and wetlands – only caught the attention of the government when land was sought for agriculture and forestry....

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