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Maintaining, Enhancing and Restoring the Peatlands of Wales: Unearthing the Challenges of Law and Sustainable Land Management

Victoria Jenkins Orcid Logo, Jon Walker Orcid Logo

Journal of Environmental Law, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 163 - 193

Swansea University Authors: Victoria Jenkins Orcid Logo, Jon Walker Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/jel/eqab042

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Peatlands are essential to environmental imperatives with respect to achieving net zero and nature recovery. Sustainable Peatland Management (SPM) can help to restore, maintain and enhance peatlands to ensure they meet their potential in delivering multiple ecosystem benefits. SPM has attracted a gr...

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ISSN: 0952-8873 1464-374X
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press (OUP) 2022
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