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Such areas also raise the issue of ecosystem services -- natural features of the landscape that underpin entire economies, yet cost "nothing" until they are compromised. For example, the large swaths of peat sequester a great deal of carbon. Poorly managed peatlands can result in the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide, much like the wildfires in semi-arid parts of the U.S. and Europe.
Hard-edged, gritty photo from the Lake District National Park Authority.
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