Editing Controlled burn (section)

=== Europe ===
In the European Union, burning crop stubble after harvest is used by farmers for plant health reasons under several restrictions in cross-compliance regulations.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 January 2024 |title=GAEC 6: Maintaining the level of organic matter in soil – Guide to cross compliance in England: 2016 – Guidance |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guide-to-cross-compliance-in-england-2016/gaec-6-maintaining-the-level-of-organic-matter-in-soil |website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> [[File:Muir burn, Newlands Rig - geograph.org.uk - 3362290.jpg|alt=Muir burn in UK showing smokestack|thumb|Muir burn in UK]]

In the north of [[Great Britain]], large areas of [[grouse moors]] are managed by burning in a practice known as muirburn. This kills trees and grasses, preventing natural succession, and generates the mosaic of [[Calluna|ling]] (heather) of different ages which allows very large populations of [[red grouse]] to be reared for shooting.<ref name="foe">{{cite web |last1=Shrubsole |first1=Guy |last2=Cameron |first2=Alasdair |date=24 February 2019 |title=Friends of the Earth sparks moorland burning investigation |url=https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate-change/friends-earth-sparks-moorland-burning-investigation |access-date=30 October 2019 |publisher=Friends of the Earth}}</ref> The peat-lands are some of the largest carbon sinks in the UK, providing an immensely important ecological service. The governments has restricted burning to the area but hunters have been continuing to set the moors ablaze, releasing a large amount of carbon into the atmosphere and destroying native habitat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dowler |first=Emma Howard, Crispin |date=2022-05-30 |title=Satellites reveal widespread burning on England's protected peatlands, despite government ban |url=https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2022/05/30/satellites-fires-burning-england-peatland-grouse-shooting/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Unearthed |language=en-GB}}</ref>