Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Primary Health Care

Lowland peatlands, such as the East Anglian Fens and Somerset Levels, are rich in carbon and have been prized for their ability to support productive agriculture. Since the 1600s, some 90% of UK lowland peat has been drained to this end. This peatland also contributes an estimated 4% to the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions. But by using wetland-adapted crops and machinery, soil can be farmed in