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Carbon and peatland in Scotland
Distribution of peatlands and carbon in Scotland.
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Distribution of Peat Cover in Europe
Peat cover in Europe (not including European part of former Soviet Union).
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Innovation to achieve a common vision
Indonesia is also taking a different approach, with support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an intergovernmental organization that supports government partners in…
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Peatland zonation and examples of economic activities
Innovation can be achieved when public and private capital are used to create a common vision for peatland management through a landscape approach.
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Indonesian provinces targeted for peatland restoration
The new Indonesian policy focuses on restoring degraded peatlands and prohibits new activities that damage the hydrological functions of peatlands, including drainage and conversion…
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Satellite fire detection in Indonesia
Fires detected by remote sensing in Indonesia. In 2015, El Niño triggered fires in Indonesia that destroyed around 17,000 km2 of forest and plantations…
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Underground fires
It is estimated that 15 percent of global peatlands have been drained and used for agriculture, livestock and forestry. However, drained peatlands are highly…
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Emissions from peatlands by country
Half the world’s peatland emissions come from Southeast Asia where a combination of deforestation, deep drainage and high temperatures boosts peat decomposition and the…
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Environmental and social impacts of peatland drainage
An illustration of the environmental and social effects of peatland drainage. Many human activities in peatlands cause changes in ecological processes, ecosystem structure and…
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Evolution of permanently drained tropical peatland
While peatlands are under pressure from a range of human activities, drainage is the immediate and most wide-ranging global threat to the integrity of…
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Congo Basin: extent of peatlands and threats
While currently intact, the central Congo Basin peatlands and their carbon stocks are highly vulnerable to land use change (Haensler et al., 2013). Large…
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Peatland Ecosystem Services
Peatlands provide vital ecosystem services for people and the environment.