Environmental artists begin Dartmoor moss-growing project 英國環保藝術傢啟動達特穆爾苔蘚栽植項目

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What helps capture carbon and prevent flooding? Moss.

什麼東西可以幫助吸碳防洪？苔蘚。

The peat it eventually forms stores the carbon below ground and the plant can hold 20 times its own weight in water.

苔蘚最終形成的泥炭將碳儲存在地下，苔蘚這種植物可保存自身重量20倍的水分。

The Art and Energy Collective have been finding creative ways to engage the public in protecting this Dartmoor habitat with their art project: How to Bury the Giant.

藝術與能源社團（The Art and Energy Collective）一直在通過藝術項目來尋找創造性的方法，以吸引公眾參與保護達特穆爾的這片棲息地，項目名稱是 “如何埋住巨人”。

Chloe Uden, The Art and Energy Collective
“The climate emergency is the giant of our times, and so we’ve developed this project that’s looking at moss, which is an amazing plant that sequesters carbon and forms peat, and it builds up layers of earth. And we thought, ah, peat is kind of burying all of that carbon. So, mosses bury the giant.”

克洛伊·尤登藝術與能源社團（The Art and Energy Collective）
“氣候緊急狀態是我們這個時代的重大問題，因此我們開發瞭這個針對苔蘚的項目，苔蘚是一種神奇的植物，它可以封存碳、形成泥炭和一層層的土壤。於是我們想：原來泥炭存住瞭所有吸來的碳。所以，苔蘚埋住瞭碳這個 ‘巨人’。”

The project has been using the wool of nearby sheep to create a sort of nest to grow sphagnum moss in. It helps the plants to get established without being washed away. More absorbent moss means less flooding downstream, but their ambitions are much bigger. It’s hoped this project could change how the public engage with the moor.

這個項目一直在使用附近的綿羊毛來制作一種用於栽植泥炭蘚的巢狀物。用羊毛制成的巢狀物有助於泥炭蘚的固定，使其不被沖走。因被羊毛包裹而更具吸水性的泥炭蘚意味著下遊的洪水更少，但項目發起者想要實現更大的目標。他們希望這個項目能改變公眾參與沼澤地保護工作的形式。

John Howell, Owner of Harford Moor on Dartmoor
“It’s helping people to understand the importance of this environment and how to treat it responsibly.”

約翰·豪厄爾達特穆爾哈福德高沼地的主人
“這個項目有助於人們理解沼澤地環境的重要性，並認識到應如何以負責的態度保護沼澤地。”

An art exhibition created by the public will bring the story of moss to life。

一場由公眾參與創作的藝術展覽將給苔蘚的故事註入生命。

Emma Ruminski, AYYBLOG Spotlight
“Soon the public should be able to come up here and try painting or drawing the moss for themselves or maybe even replanting some of this very important habitat.”

艾瑪·魯明斯基 AYYBLOG Spotlight 欄目主持人
“不久後，公眾就能來這裡親自嘗試畫苔蘚，甚至可以親手補植苔蘚，以保護這片非常重要的棲息地。”