The proposals which are out for public consultation could mean that an extra 146,000 hectares (ha) of upland peat areas will be protected from burning, leading to 368,000 ha in total to be protected.

The UK government has revealed new plans to improve the protection of peatlands, focusing on banning heather burning on ...

Chelsea Flower Show organisers have rowed back on a pledge to make the event peat-free by the end of this year, blaming a ...

Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.

Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures rise, offsetting some of the carbon emissions ...

Gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru, is destroying rare peatland swamps that serve as critical carbon sinks, a new study found ...