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Local Authorities and Sustainable Peatland Management: Current Opportunities and Future Possibilities for Local Approaches
It is important to recognise the restrictions of this data. The map focuses on deep peat >40cm but peatlands include peat at different depths covering a wider area than the map includes. In addition, a map at this scale will not necessarily pick up smaller areas of deep peat that might be significant in a particular context. The potential significance of smaller areas of peat, at different depths, to local communities is demonstrated by the map in Figure 7. This shows the proximity of a small area of peatland in Neath Port Talbot to the local community and how these areas of peatland are linked to those communities through the relevant river catchments.
Figure 7 Peatlands, Communities and the Llantwit and Gnoll Catchment in Neath Port Talbot.
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