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945: Environmental impacts - drainage and burning management on moorlands
This paper is summarised from Chapter 9 of the Natural England Research Report NERR030, ‘Environmental impacts of land management’.
Year of Publication2009
Extensive grazing, cool, managed burns on longer rotations, limited or no burning on blanket peats and a reversal in the drainage of moorland areas can lead to landscapes which are richer in biodiversity. They can also make a significant contribution to better water quality and climate change mitigation.
This item is categorised as follows
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Climate change
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Flood & coastal defence
- Subject Collection > Livestock & dairy > Beef production
- Subject Collection > Livestock & dairy > Sheep production
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Wildlife & biodiversity
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Landscape
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Managing land for environmental benefit
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uplandsmoorland
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