How we're helping ancient peatbogs breathe again.🌬️
Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth, but store twice as much carbon than all the world's forests combined.
Here's why we are restoring an 8,000-year-old bog at Bunloit!
#PeatlandRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #Rewilding #WorldBogDay
Q: How does a peat scientist that enjoys adventure spend the #WorldBogDay weekend?
A: 180+ km of trekking, paddling, MTB, and orienteering across the peaty northern Ontario landscape at the Wilderness Traverse 24 hour Adventure Race.
Completed the full course again!
📷: L. Moreira, M. Ashmore
Beautiful.
Happy #WorldBogDay!
Happy #WorldBogDay!
To celebrate here is a coloured pencil drawing of #Cloudberry, a plant that can cover the surface of bogs across the boreal, creating a sea of beautiful golden berries above the soft Sphagnum moss.
#peatlands #muskeg #botanicalart #art #natureart
Happy #WorldBogDay!
Celebrating the wonders of peatlands with the changing colours from 2 of the #PeatColour sites
#BogDay #Peatlands
For #WorldBogDay, let's celebrate our amazing bogs
An Taisce holds some precious properties in trust, including important boglands, such as Mongan Bog, Sliabh Beagh & Oweninny.
Bogs are not only important for our heritage but store huge amounts of carbon + provide habitats for endangered species
Hooray for #worldbogday
Nowhere does #bogs quite like the UK. Our bogs store over three billion tonnes of carbon!
Find out more about bogs, fjords, springs and waterfalls in the latest #frogsbog book #froginadjord @graffegbooks.bsky.social
View of mountain and bog
Happy #WorldBogDay !
A view across bog to Binn an Choire in #Connemara National Park.
#Galway
#peatlands
It's the #WorldBogDay!
Let's protect & restore #peatlands.
Frohen Weltsumpftag! #worldbogday
The background shows a close-up of sphagnum moss, typical of peatland ecosystems. The text reads “7 things you should know about peatlands”, with the UNEP logo in the top right corner.
Peatlands cover just 3% of land but store about twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests, making them unsung heroes in the battle against climate change.
For #WorldBogDay, here are seven key things you should know about these vital ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
🎥 Shown at the sold-out #BogFilmFest earlier this month! 💧🌱 Here's a clip of a film we made about Nichols Moss, a peatland we're restoring in south #Cumbria. Sphagnum moss = the MVP 💚
Watch the full film on YouTube here 👇
https://youtu.be/tPGxHp71Wg4
#Peatland #PeatRestoration #WorldBogDay
Celebrating the importance of Ireland's bogs with An Taisce's Climate Ambassador Programme.
For Bog Restoration Workshops in the Wicklow mountains & Peatland Conservation site visit and talk in Offaly, see Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.ie/o/climate-am...
#internationalbogday
#worldbogday
