United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 94753
Nature Conservation
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23 November 2022
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15 December 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rewilding moorland through lack of management on (a) the amount of carbon sequestered in deep peat and (b) populations of ground
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23 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rewilding moorland through lack of management on (a) the amount of carbon sequestered in deep peat and (b) populations of ground
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15 December 2022
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Wilding or re-wilding is the restoration of ecosystems to the point where they are more regulated by natural processes. Degrading peatlands release carbon into the atmosphere. It is estimated that peatlands in England emit approximately 10 million tonnes ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-23/94753
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1545024
- uk · wq-1545024 · source updated 15 December 2022