12,000 hectares of bogland part of biodiversity plan

Almost 12,000 hectares of Irish bogland once harvested by Bord na Móna have been rehabilitated into eco-friendly resources, the company said.

The area transformed will “substantially increase” in the coming years as the journey from peat energy production to renewables continued.

The semi-state company has already announced it will stop harvesting peat for burning in power stations by 2030. In the interim it plans to transform itself into a leading supplier of solar, wind, and bio-mass energy.