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Carbon, biodiversity and land-use in the Central Congo Basin Peatlands
Miles, Lera; Ravilious, Corinna; García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa; de Lamo, Xavier; Dargie, Greta; Lewis, Simon (United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)In January 2017, scientists announced new discoveries showing that the Central Congo Basin Peatlands form the largest area of peat swamp forest in the tropics. Estimates of soil organic carbon stocks in the Republic of ... -
Smoke on Water: Countering Global Threats from Peatland Loss and Degradation - A Rapid Response Assessment. Revised Edition
United Nations Environment Programme; GRID-Arendal (2017)More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it. Peatlands cover less than three percent of the Earth’s surface but are the ...