Peatlands are vital to efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions, and the Minnesota DNR is in charge of both saving them and leasing them to peat mining companies.
A researcher has found evidence that the treeless, rugged, grassland landscape of the Falkland Islands was home to a lush, diverse rainforest up to 30 million years ago.
This makes peatlands rich in carbon, and Indonesia is home to the largest tropical peatlands in the world, mostly across Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua. Although peatlands cover just 3 per cent of ...
It is obvious to Mustonen that carbon sequestration efforts should focus on peatlands. "When we came out with the IPCC sixth assessment report, we were making statements that there was a short window ...