Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 46105

Peatlands: Falkland Islands

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the carbon flux sequestration of peat lands in the Falkland Islands.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra is currently funding an R&D project to gather data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon sequestration in peatlands in the Falkland Islands. This will deliver scientifically robust data to improve our understanding of Falkland peatland GH...
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