Ireland pursues its climate plan. His new project: to transform former peat production land into forests. It’s a lovely project that would enable us to rehabilitate former peat bogs by planting up to 600,000 trees! These would help absorb the C02 emissions generated by Ireland, thus making a natural contribution to preserving the planet.
The project will involve 1,500 hectares of abandoned peat bogs, spread over the counties of Offaly, Laois, Westmeath and Tipperary. It will be the fruit of close collaboration between Bord na Móna, the organization in charge of peat harvesting in Ireland, and the Irish Department of Forestry.
The reforestation will take place over 3 years, with trees of all species planted, including birch, Scots pine, alder, hazel and other hardwoods already present in Ireland.
It’s a great initiative for Ireland.
Irish peat mining has always been devastating for the environment. A veritable plundering of Irish land, the abandoned peat bogs raised real ecological questions about their usefulness once they were no longer in use.
It’s an opportunity to give them a new lease on life. Sustainable living, part of a global project to preserve the future of the planet.
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