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Peatlands store more carbon than all the forests of the world combined despite covering about three per cent of the land mass

A researcher based in Thurso has warned that drained peat bogs across the Flow Country are among many ticking "carbon bombs" across Europe.

A researcher based in Thurso has warned that drained peat bogs across the Flow Country are among many ticking "carbon bombs" across Europe.

Botswana has as many elephants as it does people, which can lead to conflict where they both live in close quarters. Can a solution as simple as a bus help?

The ancient blanket bog of northern Scotland is reaching a turning point in its long history: degrade or flourish. Which way it goes will have significant consequences for the climate.

The beauty and fragility of an iconic landscape in the far north of Scotland is being celebrated in a series of literary works as part of a move to gain global recognition for the site.

The power of storytelling is being harnessed as part of the bid to secure Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country of the far north.

The power of storytelling is being harnessed as part of the bid to secure Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country of the far north.

Repairing the country’s extensive peatlands could help the world mitigate climate change. It could also make a fast-fashion billionaire even richer.

The world's peatlands hold twice as much carbon as all its forests, but exploitation has destroyed a fifth of them. Now scientists are using pioneering moss transplants and flooding to restore their natural function