"The peatlands form roughly about a millimetre per year. So it's growing all the time, it's laying down that peat as the sphagnum is kind of decaying.
"In that peat formation, you're drawing down and you're storing carbon, you're storing CO2, which is the main thing in terms of climate resilience."
The moss also creates habitats for rare species, such as the curlew, and is a vital tool in the fight against wildfires.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lx3e1w5y8o
Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday, @Dragofix ! We were posting about #Peat and #Peatlands today!
So, even if some peat (Canadian peat) is allegedly harvested *sustainably*, I'm thinking this article lays out the problems with using #Peat succinctly and without the hype!
#CornellCooperativeExtension - #PeatMoss and #Sustainability
Excerpt: "Besides #overharvesting, #PeatBogs, #Fens and #PeatSwamps are threatened by climate change, habitat and nearby developments that can change the nature of surrounding areas. They are sensitive to disturbance. There is research that suggests that harvesting of peat bogs adds to climate change by releasing carbon stored in these bogs.
"Peat bogs and fens in America are where #CarnivorousPlants, like #sundews, #bladderworts and #PitcherPlants, and #BogOrchids live side-by-side. The acidic nature of bogs/fens and humidity create the perfect environment for peat moss, orchids and carnivorous plants. #Peatlands are also home to other species that rely on their composition. #Turtles, birds such as #PalmWarblers and #EasternTowhees, #snakes and #grouse, to name a few.
"There are alternatives to peat moss that are more sustainable. #CocoCoir is a material made from the fibers of the coconut husk. When dried, it is packaged into bricks. Once re-hydrated, it can be used in garden containers to both absorb water and keep the soil from drying out. It can be used in the potting mix or on top of the soil instead of mulch. #RiceHulls can be used for drainage in container plant pots. Both coco coir and rice hulls are sustainable. Additionally, #compost can be used in place of peat moss. Coco coir, rice hulls and compost can all be used alone or mixed in with a commercial potting mix to make using peat moss more sustainable."
Learn more:
https://cce.cornell.edu/orleans/peat-moss-and-sustainability
#SolarPunkSunday #PeatAlternatives #PottingSoil #Sustainability #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoconutCoir
As I suspected, the article is BS! I would read the next article in the thread for the truth about using peat!
Hmmmm... I found an article about #Canadian #PeatMoss being produced more #sustainably, but I'm not 100% convinced of that... Anyone care to chime in?
Peat Moss in the Garden: Is it Sustainable?
https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/4358/Peat-Moss-in-the-Garden-Is-it-Sustainable/
Protect peat bogs, #wetlands & #waterways!
Go #peatfree.
Sign the petition.
#gardeninig #peat #climate
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u22xmgdjg6xubfwh3adxoimx/post/3mairqch5is2a
@midide interessant, was #Landwirte mit #Paludikultur auf wiedervernässten #Mooren so alles anstellen
Nicht nur #Wasserbüffel, sondern auch #Zellstoff oder Bauplatten a la Rigips
#moor #torf #peat #peatBogs #swamp #bogs #LoveThePeat #boden #landwirtschaft #klima #klimaschutz #naturschutz #artenschutz #biodiversität #kiebitz #hochschule #br #bayern #rosenheim #plastik #kunststoff #plastic
Artificial peat in just a few minutes – ATB in Potsdam files two patents for the simple and scalable production of artificial peat from biomass
#Peat substitute #bioeconomy #Moorland conservation #Soil
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/11/25/artificial-peat-from-the-pressure-cooker-atb-in-potsdam-achieves-breakthrough-in-peat-replacement
🫧 Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release, researchers warn
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-peatlands-huge-reservoir-carbon.html
#peat #carbon #climatechange #environment #ecology #carbonstorage #landuse
Ancient tree stumps showing sea level change exposed on popular Esperance beach
Mitch Bassett has been going to his favourite spot at Wharton Beach, an hour’s drive east of Esperance,…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ancientforest #AU #Australia #dringridward #drronaldreynolds #environmentalresearch #erinancetjaltjraaknativetitleaboriginalcorporation #peat #peatbog #sealevelchange #wetland #WhartonBeach
https://www.newsbeep.com/209207/
Alaska’s unique composition makes it an incredible carbon sink, storing easily over 30 billion metric tons of CO2 If released, through the melting of the permafrost or draining of the #peat bogs through mining and oil drilling operations, we wouldn’t live to tell the tale
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal #wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, #worms, #larvae and #plankton
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/toronto-waterfront-soil-plants-worms
#142holdheap #nature #ecology #Environment #WildLife #Plants #ecosystem #peat #marsh
#Peat #bog, taken from the #lighthouse on #MiscouIsland, #NewBrunswick, #Canada
"Burning on England’s deep peat banned"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Peat #Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/09/burning-on-englands-deep-peat-banned
#Congo Basin #peatlands found to be over 40,000 years old, doubling previous estimates https://phys.org/news/2025-07-congo-basin-peatlands-years-previous.html
"One of the most unexpected findings is that the peatlands began forming during periods of the past when we think that the regional #climate was a lot drier than it is today... factors other than climate must have made the #soils wet enough for #peat to form... Compared to many tropical regions, the Congolese peatlands have largely escaped threats such as #deforestation and drainage"
"There is more carbon stored in peatlands than in all the above-ground vegetation in the world. They account for 3% of landmass, but hold at least 30% of soil carbon. Seventy per cent of the UK’s drinking water starts its journey on peatlands, where the bogs not only filter but also slow water, helping to mitigate flooding. This is why draining, extracting and turning peat into agricultural land has consequences"
67,000 homes in Ireland still use peat for heating. However, Bord Na Mona stopped extracting peat last year and closed its last peat power station. Now restoring peatlands which in a dried out, denatured state are carbon emitters. Big wind farms now on former extraction sites too. A great deal of historical damage has been done.
#peat #climate #Ireland
On Ireland’s peat bogs: climate action clashes with tradition – in pictures | The Guardian.
Alert: mandatory #cookies
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/15/on-irelands-peat-bogs-climate-action-clashes-with-tradition-in-pictures
