Peatlands ‘more important than rainforests’

ON A windswept hillside in a remote corner of northern England, a peatland restoration plan pooling public and private money is underway which proponents claim provides a model for climate change mitigation.

Deploying a tank-like vehicle, helicopter, digger and a dozen-strong team building dams and other defences, the “Ridge Graham” project will return the site to its original waterlogged state, locking in carbon dioxide (CO2).