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Question: Where do you find peatland?
Answer: Peatlands are found in 180 countries worldwide and span across all
continents, from naturally forested peatlands in Europe and tropical peat
swamp forests in South East Asia, to vast permafrost areas of Russia and
Canada, and high mountain peatlands in the Andes and Himalayas.
The largest peatlands are thought to include Hudson Bay
Lowland and Mackezie River Valley in Canada, and West
Siberian Lowland in Russia.
The UK is one of the world’s top ten countries in terms of
peatland area, covering two million hectares. 60% of the UK’s
peatland is in Scotland.
The UK’s peatlands store over three billion tonnes of carbon,
around the same amount as all the forest in the UK, France
and Germany put together.
(Source: What So Special about Peatlands? The Truth Behind the Bogs, 01 Feb 2021)
Source Link: https://www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/sites/default/files/2019-06/Peatland_Leaflet_ONLINE_V2.pdf