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Moorland restoration: Project AMooRe saves the Rossmoos in the Ehrwald Basin - | Reutte
meinbezirk.at/reutte/c-lokales/projekt-amoore-rettet-das-rossmoos-im-ehrwalder-becken_a8984988
The 1 plant you must start next week for Christmas blooms: Temperatures might have fallen but there are some important tasks that can make a difference to your ...
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/property/gardener-shares-1-plant-you-11221321
‘You can’t escape the impact’: Leeds research team working to understand impact of huge Borneo wildfires
yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/you-cant-escape-the-impact-leeds-research-team-working-to-understand-impact-of-huge-borneo-wildfires-9309951
Paradise Meadow: First peat festival in Kitzbühel shows the importance of bogs - | Kitzbühel
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Lorry sinks into Somerset roadside as repair job goes wrong: It's not the first time it's happened
somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/lorry-sinks-somerset-roadside-repair-11212352
Trump rallies on red Republican turf ahead of tight midterm races: Over the coming days, US President Trump will follow Kansas with rallies in two Carolinas ...
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TEAM ASIA DETHRONED Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and Shane Van Boening seal the deal for Team Rest of the World as they take the doubles showdown against Team Asia ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall 20 million euros for the High Fens: This is how the moor is to recover from the fire
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183 jobs in projects supported by Just Transition Fund: A report on a fund designed to help the Midlands recover from the closure of peat-fired power stations ...
rte.ie/news/business/2026/1014/1595363-just-transition-fund-jobs/
How coconut husks can cut farm costs and rebuild soil: Composite image from INQUIRER files Agroecology operationalizes the circular economy at the field level ...
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The Philippines failed to three-peat in Miss Grand International 2026 when Angelica Lopez's MGI journey ended in the Top 25 round of the competition ... Show more
This man had found one of the scarcest craneflies around in Ireland: Most of us have encountered a daddy-long-legs, but that is just one of 211 known cranefly ...
irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/10/daddy-yellow-beak-first-discovery-of-a-rare-cranefly-in-ireland/
Planning a fire pit? 8 rules to know before you dig: Before installing a backyard fire pit, check local codes, fuel type, surface materials and maintenance ...
qz.com/backyard-fire-pit-installation-tips
Rugby World Cup 2027: Grading every contender with one year to go: Telegraph: South Africa remain red-hot favourites for a World Cup three-peat.
nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rugby-world-cup-2027-grading-every-contender-with-one-year-to-go/BTYFCJ5LLJFCBMSZKDGRSTQNZA/
'Why we're fighting against wind turbines that will be bigger than Blackpool Tower'
lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/why-were-fighting-against-wind-34711719
Peat soil burns near Lessien - | why this required such extensive follow-up extinguishing work
az-online.de/isenhagener-land/brome/torf-boden-brennt-bei-lessien-komplizierte-nachloescharbeiten-94521590.html
How Franka Bohny stages moorland, heat, and glass at Bevern Castle: Walking barefoot through peat, shimmering gold walls, and floating glass objects: In the ...
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Kuwait Times Sep 28
Wildfires choke Indonesia, spread haze across region | Kuwait Times Newspaper: JAKARTA: Indonesia has been fighting fires for weeks that have burned vast areas ...
kuwaittimes.com/article/50563/world/wildfires-choke-indonesia-spread-haze-across-region/
BusinessDesk Sep 25
Whisky blues: Our peat vs their peat: Table & Glass New Zealand is in a position to carve a unique space in world whisky, according to Glenmorangie and ...
businessdesk.co.nz/article/table-glass/whisky-blues-our-peat-vs-their-peat
The tiny moss that could help save peatlands from drought: ‘We need these mosses to underpin effective peatland function and aid with their restoration.’
scotsman.com/hays-way/the-tiny-moss-that-could-help-save-peatlands-from-drought-9162128
Watch: 4x4 drivers who damaged protected beauty spot caught out by own TikTok videos
shropshirestar.com/news/watch-4x4-drivers-who-damaged-protected-beauty-spot-caught-out-by-own-tiktok-videos-9129225
Ireland’s peatland paradox: Restoring bogs while commercial extraction continues
irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/arid-41912713.html
Locals say ‘atrocious’ Cambridgeshire road needs 'emergency intervention': One woman said the road is a 'safety risk'
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/locals-say-atrocious-cambridgeshire-road-34622829
Sabalenka beats Pegula, moves closer to US Open 'three-peat': Aryna Sabalenka eliminated top American Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 to reach the U.S ...
reuters.com/sports/tennis/sabalenka-pushes-past-pegula-into-us-open-final-2026-09-11/
OpinionLocals say peat soil excuse for bad roads is 'wearing a bit thin': Residents across Cambridgeshire are calling for immediate road maintenance after describing ...
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/news-opinion/locals-say-peat-soil-excuse-34629495
Locals say ‘atrocious’ Cambridgeshire road needs 'emergency intervention': One woman said the road is a 'safety risk'
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/locals-say-atrocious-cambridgeshire-road-34622829
Open fires surge dramatically nationwide this year: JOHOR BARU: In just the first eight months of this year, nationwide open fires have almost surpassed the ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/15/open-fires-surge-dramatically-nationwide-this-year
The March road where potholes were so bad driving past would set off car alarms: Residents claim it is now 'the best road in Britain' after work to fix it
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/march-road-potholes-were-bad-34602056
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed
phys.org/news/2026-09-north-carolina-critical-peatland-dries.html
Firefighters battle peat fires near Bukit Pelali: PENGERANG: Efforts to contain peat soil fires at the Bukit Pelali Chinese cemetery and the Sebana-Punggai ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/08/firefighters-battle-peat-fires-near-bukit-pelali
Scottish biotech pioneer set to break ground on ‘peat-free’ production plant: “This represents the next step in our vision for a more resilient and circular food ...
scotsman.com/business/scottish-biotech-pioneer-set-to-break-ground-on-peat-free-production-plant-8972325
Indonesia fires: The volunteer firefighters risking their lives to defuse 'carbon bombs'
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‘Fear and regret’ in the midlands in wake of Ireland’s move away from peat: A just transition must support people who have lost thousands of jobs and faced an ...
irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/03/fear-and-regret-in-the-midlands-in-wake-of-irelands-move-away-from-peat/
jordannews.jo Sep 02
Chilling footage has emerged from Pelang village in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, showing a sea of fire sweeping across peatlands in the area ... Show more
Holcombe Moor rewetting peat scheme to provide fire resilience: An innovative peatland rewetting project is transforming moorland conservation efforts in ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26509966.scheme-rewetting-peat-holcombe-moor-provide-resilience-fire/
Drought, then came fire. Where does that leave the Everglades?: Extreme drought and recent wildfires have left the central Everglades vulnerable ...
miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article317031556.html
🪴The National Trust has said all the plants sold at its garden centres and shops are now 100 per cent peat-free ❌
Announcing the milestone this morning ... Show more
OpinionWhy El Niño isn’t the sole culprit of forest fires: Kalimantan’s land fires aren’t just down to El Niño; they are caused by the soil losing its ability to hold ...
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/why-el-nio-isnt-the-sole-culprit-of-forest-fires
European project aims to help restore Flanders' wetlands: Work begins at Groot Schietveld and in Visbeek Valley under an EU project to restore wetlands ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/2286183/european-project-aims-to-help-restore-flanders-wetlands
Why the fire in the High Fens is so difficult to extinguish: In the nature reserve near the German border, emergency services are fighting a fire in the moor ...
spektrum.de/news/warum-torfbraende-wie-im-hohen-venn-besonders-schwer-zu-loeschen-sind/2340014
Largest wildfire in North Rhine-Westphalia’s history: Unprecedented fires: The fires in North Rhine-Westphalia and Belgium are destroying unique peat bogs ...
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Key FactsNRW Forest Fire Contained as High Fens Blaze Continues
Aug 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- The Hürtgenwald blaze, North Rhine-Westphalia’s largest forest fire, is now contained but not fully extinguished; 1,800 emergency responders had been involved since Thursday, and evacuees from Gey returned home on Saturday evening.
- By Sunday, the High Fens fire had covered 3,000 hectares on the Belgian side; several hundred people had been evacuated as a precaution from two Belgian border municipalities on Saturday, while the fire front was 1.5 kilometres from Germany by Sunday afternoon.
- Wind, inaccessible terrain and smoke hindered firefighting in the High Fens, where helicopters were used mainly, while the extent of damage to the unique raised bog remained unclear.
- SPD federal ministers are calling for a national action plan on heat and want climate adaptation and nature conservation established in the Basic Law as a joint responsibility during the current legislative term; CDU and CSU have so far rejected the proposal.
"We're facing a problem here": In Belgium, peat is burning beneath the surface
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‘I’ve become aware of how Irishness is considered abroad, how much it can be weaponised’
irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/28/sheila-armstrong-ive-become-aware-of-how-irishness-is-considered-abroad-how-much-it-can-be-weaponised/
West Yorkshire fire chief warns of unseen costs of wildfires: A moorland wildfire can continue burning underground long after flames appear to have been ...
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/26464290.west-yorkshire-fire-chief-warns-unseen-costs-wildfires/
Pictures and video show firefighters and gamekeepers battle Sheffield moorland blaze
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Firefighters descend on Green Quarter as blaze breaks out on balcony: Six fire engines attended the scene
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Paid articlePaywall Green methanol: An energy elixir created from solar power: What if it succeeds? Imagine solar cells producing an indispensable substance in the future ...
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New repair methods to be trialled on ‘challenging’ Cambridgeshire roads : A £1.5 million grant was approved last year to fix the roads
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/new-repair-methods-trialled-challenging-34420818
Students secure national funding to protect Lancashire ecosystems: In the North West, 98 per cent of lowland raised peat bogs have already been lost
lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/students-secure-national-funding-protect-34366787
Agroforestry residues as a peat substitute: Holz, Schnittgut und weitere Biomasse aus Agroforstsystemen lassen sich zu torffreien Pflanz- und ...
topagrar.com/energie/news/agroforst-reststoffe-als-torfersatz-20027570.html
Peatland jobs at risk as £2.5m restoration funding cut: Peatland experts in the North Pennines warn that government funding cuts could halve a major restoration ...
hexham-courant.co.uk/news/26407581.peatland-jobs-risk-2-5m-restoration-funding-cut/
How to get rid of fungus gnats: Clouds of tiny flies are a common problem around houseplants. Find out how to get rid of fungus gnats ...
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Paid articlePaywall Wiesmoor: How Martha's cottage garden becomes a paradise: Martha Gerdes tends the cottage garden of the peat and settlement museum in Wiesmoor ...
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🌱 Sphagnum mosses instead of peat: In the Hankhauser Moor, sphagnum mosses have been cultivated on rewetted raised bog areas for over 20 years ... Show more
The battle over peat: why do some gardeners still insist on using it?: Peat bogs are essential to the environment, holding twice as much carbon as all the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Apollo Muscles In on Wall Street’s Turf With $300 Billion of Loans: Once a hard-charging private equity shop, Apollo is now competing with banking stalwarts like ...
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BusinessDesk Jul 05
Paid articlePaywall For peat’s sake: Waiheke distillery bets big on NZ secret: Mark Izzard is an acclaimed surgeon. Ro Parker is a serial entrepreneur. Ricky Evatt is a beekeeper ...
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The Globe and Mail Jun 26
Volkswagen weighs cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing four German plants, sources say
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OpinionLetter: Utah needs to stop watering nonfunctional turf posthaste: Letter: Utah needs to stop watering nonfunctional turf posthaste
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When the flags flew at half-mast in Hergensweiler: Historical photos, models, and memorabilia in the Hergensweiler local history museum tell how the railway ...
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Seamus Heaney in the Frankfurt Anthology: This poet's pen is neither an assault rifle nor a spade. But he digs deep with it and knows how to hit the targets ...
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Wall Street Turf War: The Tickers To Watch In The 'Perps' Fight Between CME And Kalshi - Coinbase Global
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Photographer Eric Luke brings Ireland’s most remote inhabited island to life in new book
irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/photographer-eric-luke-brings-irelands-most-remote-inhabited-island-to-life-in-new-book/
Paid articlePaywall Trip to Wiesmoor: Local historians from the Oberledingerland region on tour: The "Family History Local Research" working group visited the peat and settlement ...
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'This is not the outcome we wanted' - grouse moors owners' failed court bid: Grouse moor owners have been refused permission by the Court of Appeal to appeal ...
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athlonsports.com Jun 14
Denny Hamlin Breaks Curse After Three-Peat Win at Pocono: For the third week in a row, Denny Hamlin wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. This time ...
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Kevin O'Connor likes Koa Peat as a potential frontcourt fit for the Knicks in the draft 👀
(via The Kevin O'Connor Show)
Calderdale Energy Park deadline for expressing views soon: Anyone wanting to submit their comments to the statutory consultation over a controversial giant ...
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EU taking Ireland to court over peat cutting enforcement: The European Commission has taken Ireland to Europe's highest court over the alleged lack of ...
rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0604/1576743-eu-ireland/
Peatlands: Ireland faces EU court case over peat extraction : The European Commission accuses Irish authorities of failing to properly enforce EU regulations.
bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzgwj7jvqo
EU is taking Ireland to court over failure to stop illegal peat extraction: Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels
irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/04/eu-is-taking-ireland-to-court-over-failure-to-stop-illegal-peat-extraction/
The Current Jun 03
A Georgia wildlife haven forged by fire and peat nears UNESCO recognition: The Okefenokee Swamp is poised to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
thecurrentga.org/2026/06/02/a-georgia-wildlife-haven-forged-by-fire-and-peat-nears-unesco-recognition/
Duke of Norfolk hits out at Hope Moor wind farm plans: Edward Fitzalan-Howard said the Hope Moor Wind Farm scheme would be a “blot on the landscape of one of the ...
darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/26160755.duke-norfolk-hits-hope-moor-wind-farm-plans/
Western Visayas hurdles queen gracious even as Palaro 4-peat bid falls short: Angel Villagracia of Capiz National High School remains grateful even after falling ...
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Kenya running on fumes, broken promises: While citizens tighten belts already cutting into bone, the government’s appetite keeps expanding.
nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/kenya-running-on-fumes-broken-promises--5471768
‘I’ve been writing this column for 25 years - and it’s more important than ever’: Erin McDaid of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust discusses 25 years of writing ...
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Paid articlePaywall Lokremise St. Gallen: Peat exhibition by Delcy Morelos: Die Lokremise zeigt ihre bisher teuerste Ausstellung: Eine raumfüllende Landschaft aus Torferde ...
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