Where Europe’s peatlands are located

Many bogs, fens and mires are concentrated around NATO’s borders with Russia and Belarus.

Percentage of peat cover per soil mapping unit.

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Note: Soil mapping units refer to SMUs in the European Soil Database.

Source: Joint research Centre: European Soil Data Centre Hanne Cokelaere/POLITICO