| Peat-free products are those which are not sourced from the natural peat bogs and peatlands. |
| When farmland is afforested or peatlands drained, the owner gets a certain tax relief. |
| Soggy peatlands, wetlands, or increased agriculture could all lead to increases in the carbon levels. |
| Only a small proportion of Ireland's vast peatlands is still of conservation importance. |
| Much more work is needed to understand peat accumulation processes in permanently frozen peatlands. |
| But scientists and conservationists are just beginning to fully understand the role of peatlands in the environment. |
