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Bookmark or Share- Protecting peatlands, protecting the planet - UNEPPeatlands are one of the greatest allies and potentially one of the quickest wins in the fight against climate change. By conserving and restoring peatlands globally, we can reduce emissions and revive an essential ecosystem that provides many services, including their role as a natural carbon sink.
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- Peatland - WikipediaA peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and subsequent anoxia. [1]
- Peat is the Unsung Hero of Carbon Capture - The New York TimesThe secret of many peatlands is sphagnum mosses — starry green sprouts that can hold up to 26 times their weight in water. On drier ground, dead plants rot and send their carbon back into the...
- Peatlands - International Peatland SocietyPeatland is a terrestrial wetland ecosystem in which the production of organic matter exceeds its decomposition and a net accumulation of peat results. Peatlands occur in every climatic zone and continent. The total area globally is around 4 million km2 making them 70% of natural freshwater wetland or 3% of the Earth’s land surface.
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