Peat bogs store ancient carbon and prevent methane release
Peat bogs are vital wetlands that store vast amounts of ancient carbon and suppress methane emissions, making them powerful natural allies in the fight against climate change.
Peat bogs are incredible wetlands that act as natural carbon vaults. They accumulate layers of partially decayed plants over millennia, trapping ancient carbon deep underground. This carbon, some over 10,000 years old from the last Ice Age, remains locked away instead of becoming CO2, a potent greenhouse gas.
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