Flow Country Scotland: Peatland restoration could generate £400m for northern Highlands within 20 years

25th February 2024

Restoring peatlands in the Flow Country could be worth £400 million to the local area over the next 18 years, a new report has shown.

It has also been revealed up to £4.2 billion could be brought in over the coming century through the sale of carbon credits.

However, crofters and others who manage land are nervous of or opposed to trading the environmental stocks.

The findings come from a new report measuring the economic impact and business potential of bringing damaged peatlands in Caithness and Sutherland's Flow Country - Scotland's peat capital - back to a healthy condition.

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