Cut-off peatland after use practices in northern Finland

Authors:
Minna Arola & Harry Uosukainen

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
bioeconomy, cut-off-peatland, finland

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.arola_.pdf

Summary:

Nowadays active peat production areas in Finland cover about 57,000 hectares, less than 1 % of the total peatland area of 9 mill. hectares. Besides there are about 40,000 hectares of peatland taken into production after 1970 which no longer are in use. Mires reserved…