Why bogs are one of the planet’s most undervalued ecosystems

Podcast: Instant Genius · Our Media

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

For those of us who live in towns and cities, bogs may seem to be a rare environmental relic left over from times gone by, or perhaps something we’ve only encountered onscreen in spooky fantasy movies. The fact is that these peat-rich, often otherworldly landscapes are found in almost every corner of the globe, have had a deep influence on the development of human culture, and act as one of the planet’s unsung heroes in the fight against climate change. In this episode we’re joined by ecologist, climate scientist and author Merritt Turetsky, to talk a...