This section should also describe the habitats and landscape charactor of County Kildare. County Kildare once had 24,317ha of peatland but due to the industrial extraction and economic development of the County this has been reduced to 2981ha (Peatlands and Climate Change Action Plan 2030, IPCC, 2021) of peatland that is in a conservation worthy condition. Including this within the plan highlights that peatland should be regarded as an important natural feature and that the benefits in terms of biodiversity, carbon storage/protection and water regulation are at the forefront of the County's climate change and biodiversity emergency reversal agenda.