Category: High Bogs
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Exploring Switzerland’s Prealps: Nature’s Hidden Gems
The Prealps are made of steep hills covered with forests. In areas that are less steep, alpine meadows may be found. Some were transformed from high bogs, others resulted from deforestation by local farmers who live there for many generations. A few days ago I hiked in the Prealps, not very far away from where…
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Preserving High Bogs: Stakeholders, Risks, and Solutions
Moors develop over thousands of years. Left untouched, they rise by a couple of millimeters every year. High bogs (also called raised bogs) are efficient retainers of CO2, the gas that drives climate warming. In Switzerland, there are at least three interest groups influencing the fate of high bogs: a) farmers, who own the bogs…
Vogelmoos Nature Reserve 