Nature goals peatlands not met, 'environment too fragmented'

The hundreds of millions that are put into peatlands do not yet lead to the achievement of nature goals there. That is the conclusion of the Court of Auditors in the report Nature policy for peat: a swamp? The researchers looked at the 173 peatlands scattered throughout the Netherlands, wet nature reserves with a soil type consisting of plant remains. Not only do many animals and plants not found elsewhere live there, the peat also helps retain tons of CO2 in the soil.