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Threats to peatlands and mires

Explore the threats posed by human activities such as palm oil plantations and grouse industry on bog ecosystems. Learn about bog formation and potential losses to human wellbeing. Includes picture references.

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Threats to peatlands and mires

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  1. Threats to peatlands and mires And the potential losses to human wellbeing as a result

  2. What is a bog?

  3. Bog formation

  4. Palm oil plantations

  5. Anthropogenic impacts

  6. Grouse industry

  7. Anthropogenic impacts

  8. Picture references • https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/sutherland/2_24/2_24_1l.JPG • https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/styles/850x500_no_menu_article/public/import/img/peatlands_1.png?itok=jvp9Un7m • http://www.ipcc.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Acrotelm-Catotelm.jpg • https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2016/1-reducedecosy.jpg • https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DiggerFires.jpg • https://hobbydb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/processed_uploads/subject_photo/subject_photo/image/7784/1434534537-3-2839/indonesiamapwithflagcolors.png • http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1205349/images/o-INDONESIA-FIRE-facebook.jpg • http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150925105147-indonesia-haze-0924-01-super-169.jpg • https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/08/12/TELEMMGLPICT000137245552_1-xlarge_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqNadeZm0KzkFwpSYJhHDpPbQMI5hkDcUBB5qZKQzbZSY.jpeg • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yK-CQBnHAo8/Txbsb6y1gpI/AAAAAAAABHA/Zoh-S3OcG80/s1600/heather+burning+north+york+moors+B.JPG • https://cdn.notonthehighstreet.com/fs/b5/a0/48fc-5e63-407c-a5ac-5ae8dd77a8b4/original_illustrated-map-of-yorkshire-print.jpg • http://blog.sandinyoureye.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hebden_bridge_floods_boxing_day.jpg • http://i.huffpost.com/gen/3824112/images/o-FLOODING-facebook.jpg • http://climatica.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/logo_des_ipcc_0.jpg • http://www.jm.undp.org/content/dam/jamaica/img/envenergy/JM-logo-cop1.jpg

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