Scotland leads the way in mapping peatland health with new satellite-based tools

Scotland leads the way in mapping peatland health with new satellite-based tools

Academics at the University of Nottingham and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) are helping Scotland to break new ground in environmental monitoring with the launch of a powerful new method to assess the health of its peatlands—some of the country’s most important natural assets for climate, biodiversity, and water management.