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CLIMATE ACTION SHOWJUNE 5TH 2023Produced by Vivien Langford WORLD   ENVIRONMENT   DAY- FOCUS ON PLASTICStories - Environment Day | United Nations Guests :Tero Mustonen - Winner of the Goldman prize for Climate and Energy 2023. He is featured in this weeks episode of Fear and Wonder produced by Michael Green and Joelle Gergis for The Conversation Tero Mustonen, a Finnish scholar, fisherman and president of the NGO Snowchange Cooperative, brought together Sámi Indigenous knowledge holders, Western science, and community members to preserve culture and protect and restore massive areas of carbon-capturing peatlands.About 30% of the country’s surface is composed of peatland. Peat bogs have a layer of decomposed plant material that traps water and carbon dioxide due to the lack of oxygen. As a result, peatlands store a significant amount of carbon, making them crucial for regulating the Earth’s climate. However, peatlands grow slowly, about 1 meter (3 feet) every 1,000 years.In Finland, peat is burned to create en