Ask your TD to press for government action to protect peatlands. Ask whether your local County Council has pledged their support for the IPCC's Action Plan and Policy Statement 1992-1997. Ask your local County Council to go peat-free in parks and school grounds. Support conservation groups working to Save Bogs. Peat Facts Bogs and their wildlife are destroyed by peat mining worldwide.
Bogs are a finite resource.
An area of bog 20 times the size of Monaco is destroyed in Ireland each year. Some moss peat is mined from conservation worthy bogs. Gardening Facts Garden plants don't need peat - wild ones such as Sundews and Butterworts do. Professional and amateur gardeners can and do use alternative composts to moss peat. As a direct result of the peat campaign you can now buy peat-free composts and container grown plants.