suspected informers. but shooting and burying people in bogs or shallow graves did not solve the ira s problem with leaks. in the mid 1970s, it s alleged that gerry adams was among those who reorganised the ira. gerry adams drew up a blueprint for a restructured ira, based on four man cells, asus active service units. these gave improved security. they were independent, separated by cut offs and far harder to penetrate by our own informers. gerry adams has consistently denied being a member of the ira and refutes the allegations that he was among those
just around the corner from the gothic town hall. it claims its food is still made to 17th century recipes. also nearby is niguliste museum in the 12th century st nicholas church. the big showpiece there is bernt notke s danse macabre, which invites you to think about the futility of life. and sauna culture is everywhere in estonia. there s a good chance there ll be one wherever you re staying. but look out for smoke saunas, where you ll sweat in the aroma of stripped alder and birch logs. still to come on the travel show. reflections on the summer of intense heat across the northern hemisphere. are they sweet? 0h! and the sweet, sweet taste of estonia s bogs. they re very sour!
totally decomposed plant material. ah, you can still see the fibres. and here it was, maybe depth of peat layer is two metres, which means that approximately, the lowest layers are 2,000 years old. we re trying to restore the forest habitats because in 1960s, back then, this type of landscape was considered as total wasteland. why is it important to restore these peatlands? it is important for carbon emissions. we want to stop carbon emissions here. we want that this peatland would store carbon, not emitting it. but people here are also finding out what a stunning playground this environment is. glad to meet you. good to meet you, too. i ve got my gumboots ready. very good! ready to hit the bogs. let s go. aivar is a guide who lives, works and plays here in soomaa national park. he floats through the bogs in his canoe, skates and sledges on them in the winter, and stomps through them in these. any tips?
waylaid by evil spirits. times have changed, though, and it s now becoming apparentjust how useful these bogs are. the world s peatlands store twice as much carbon as forest, according to the un, and that makes them enormously valuable in the fight against climate change. it s odd to see a digger at work in a forest and to know that it s doing good. margus! hello. i m christa. good to meet you. nice to meet you. as a result, estonia is making efforts to restore and re bog some of the land that was drained decades ago. what is this big. i mean, it looks like mud, but is this peat? yeah, that is peat. actually, it s.if you look, it s.er, almost decayed, but not