The word "peatland" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to an area of land that is covered with peat, typically found in wetlands.
Example: "The conservation project aims to restore the peatland to improve biodiversity and carbon storage."
Alternatives: "Peat bog" or "Peat swamp."
That may sound unlikely, but wet peatland agriculture, known as paludiculture, can produce profitable crops such as reed, alder and moss.Add in other reasons to protect wetlands from their pragmatic role providing clean water and flood protection to the sentimental one of providing homes for wildlife and the case for rewetting is strengthened.
Between Pekanbaru and the east coast is Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu, a huge UNESCO-listed peatland and forest reserve that is home to the Sumatran tiger, among other species.
The NGO made fresh allegations: that SMART, a palm-oil producer, a member of the RSPO and a part of Sinar Mas, an Indonesian conglomerate, was involved in illegal deforestation and clearance of peatland.
They are working in his fields, helping convert another small patch of peatland, and adding to Indonesia's alarming emissions of carbon dioxide.Stop it, for peat's sakeIndonesia's logging of its rainforests has long been identified as a big contributor to the world's emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and hence to global warming.
Exactly which bits are restored to pristine sogginess will depend on local questions, such as the availability of land, the alternative uses for drained peatland and the price of carbon-dioxide offsets.In poor and boggy Belarus, for example, Ms Tol says it costs a mere €10 ($13) to avoid a tonne of carbon-dioxide emission in this way.
Lakes, marshes, peatland, woods, heaths, and agricultural areas determine the general floral species.
The Flow Country, a vast rolling expanse of peatland and wetland in Caithness and Sutherland, Scotland, and Jodrell Bank, the home of British radio telescopes and space observation, were both described as "not suitable for nomination at this stage".
When peatland is drained for human use, this is released into the atmosphere as the harmful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Walshaw Moor in the Pennines is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the 16,000-acre estate is responsible for protecting its peatland, which includes the habitat of rare wading birds.
Richard Benyon, the Wildlife minister, was under pressure last night to explain what influence he had on a decision to drop landmark legal proceedings against a grouse-shooting estate that was burning peatland in a conservation area.
Indonesia is one of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, largely because many of its palm oil plantations are planted on carbon-rich peatland that must be drained first, releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
