![Figure 1. The ten European mire regions (simplified from [27]). (I) Arctic seepage and polygon mire region, (II) palsa mire region, (III) northern fen region, (IV) typical raised bog region, (V) Atlantic bog region, (VI) continental fen and bog region, (VII) nemoral-sub-meridional fen region, (VIII) Colchis compound region. Figure 1. The ten European mire regions (simplified from [27]). (I) Arctic seepage and polygon mire region, (II) palsa mire region, (III) northern fen region, (IV) typical raised bo](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser_desk/public/2024-06/Mires%20in%20Europe%20-%20Regional%20Diversity%2C%20Condition%20and%20Protection%20-%20Figure%202%20-%20Franziska%20Tanneberger%20et%20al%202021.jpg.webp?h=408ec317&itok=EGTCs3O8)
Research reveals a quarter of Europe’s peatlands are degraded, ahead of key climate and biodiversity summits
New research finds that 25% of Europe’s peatlands are degraded, increasing to 50% -120,000km2 - when looking at the European Union alone.
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