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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Environmental Economics

Background:

  • Over 80% of UK peatlands are degraded, impacting climate change mitigation, water quality, and biodiversity.
  • Economic analysis of peatland restoration is hindered by data gaps on biophysical conditions, restoration impacts, and costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a simplified economic model for assessing peatland restoration benefits.
  • To evaluate the economic viability of peatland restoration under various 'what if?' scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a 'ready-reckoner' tool for estimating net economic benefits.
  • Analysis based on simplifying assumptions for key restoration parameters.

Main Results:

  • Peatland restoration is economically justifiable, even when considering only carbon benefits.
  • Including non-carbon benefits further strengthens the economic case for restoration.

Conclusions:

  • Widespread peatland restoration in the UK is economically advisable.
  • Improved data on restoration costs for lightly degraded sites with modest emission savings is needed for more precise economic assessments.