The Bord na Móna Raised Bog Restoration Project – an update on progress

Authors:
Mark McCorry, David Fallon, Barry O’Loughlin and Catherine Farrell

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
bog-restoration, ireland, project

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.mccorry.pdf

Summary:

Since its establishment in 1946, Bord na Móna (the Irish Peat Company) acquired extensive areas of Irish peatlands to develop for fuel, energy and growing media. Bord na Móna is now transitioning from a peat-based business towards more sustainable businesses such…