Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Despite the climate crisis, Scotland is burning as much carbon-rich peatland as it did in the 1980s

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par Dominick Spracklen, Professor of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, University of Leeds

Hillsides splashed with purple heather are a symbol of Scotland and its natural beauty. But these picturesque moorlands are actually maintained by people – a practice that is coming under intense scrutiny as the climate crisis escalates.

Scotland’s moorlands are deliberately burned from October to mid-April in a practice known as “muirburn”, which encourages new grass and heather that feeds grouse and livestock. This arrangement suits landowners who shoot these game birds and farmers who graze sheep, but it poses a…

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