it s.er, almost decayed, but not 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 recent years. around 7% of estonia is made up of this bog land. and it s fair to say in the past, not everyone was a huge fan. in fact, people would regard a landscape like this with horror, because folklore said that this is exactly the kind of place where you might be waylaid by evil spirits. times have changed, though, and it s now becoming apparent just 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.
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! so don t go away. this week we re exploring estonia, and just while we re in the capital of tallinn, i wanted to show you this. this is a remote working pod. it s in the middle of a shopping centre right in the cool part of town. places like this have been popping up since the pandemic throughout tallinn. the authorities have been keen to encourage people to come and work in estonia for an extended length of time and as a result have introduced special digital nomad visas.
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? it s.it s not that difficult, actually. you just. . .walk. and one important thing, when you want to turn back, you always come with a u turn. you don t step like this because of this. but u turn, it works well. 0k, these are one way. one way bog shoes. yes, only forward! 0k! whoop!
CeADAR, Ireland’s centre for applied artificial intelligence, is exploring how AI can monitor and protect our peatlands and boost biodiversity through restoration.