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The vast bog that helps fight climate change

To the untrained eye it looks like a vast expanse of empty moorland, but the Flow Country holds a secret. Beneath the surface it contains more than double the carbon of all UK forests combined.

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Investigation into protected peat burning ‘leads to just one formal warning’

Moorland association says figures show managers abiding by rules stopping burning on deep peat, while Greenpeace calls for a more comprehensive ban.

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