苏格兰泥炭地修复：一个古老生态系统的重生
Across the windswept moors of northern Scotland, a quiet revolution is taking shape. Teams of conservationists and local workers are painstakingly rewetting degraded peatlands—ancient, waterlogged landscapes that store vast amounts of carbon. These deep brown bogs, often dismissed as barren wastelands, are now recognized as critical allies in the fight against climate change.
Peatlands form over thousands of years as dead plant matter accumulates in waterlogged conditions, locking away carbon that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. In Scotland alone, peatlands cover about 20 percent of the land and hold more carbon than all the forests in the United Kingdom combined. Yet decades of drainage for farming, forestry and fuel extraction have left many of them dry and releasing greenhouse gases.
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