Higher Water Levels Could Turn Cultivated Peatland in the North Into a CO2 Sink

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Feb 23, 2026, 5:00 pm117 ptsTrending
A two year field experiment carried out in the world’s northernmost cultivated peatland, located in Pasvik in Finnmark, shows that greenhouse gas emissions can be greatly reduced by raising and maintaining the water table at 25–50 centimetres below the soil surface.

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