• June 10, 2025

EU LIFE Multi Peat: Galway Wind Park’s Atlantic Bog Restoration

While unhealthy peatlands emit more greenhouse gases (GHG) than they absorb, healthy peatlands can sequester carbon from the atmosphere and aid in the fight against climate change. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw2-2_zbaKI

This video details the science behind measuring GHG emissions from peatlands at Galway Wind Park, the Irish site of the EU LIFE Multi Peat project. Professor Terry Morley and ecologist Piaras Ó’Giobúin explain their processes for evaluating the impact of peatland ecotopes, water level, light, soil moisture, and temperature on the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) across three peat-soil site types. 

Ultimately, this work hopes to demonstrate the potential of carbon reduction by restoring degraded bogs and to inform future peat-soil habitat management plans with its findings.