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Language: en
Pages: 517
Pages: 517
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-23 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
An interdisciplinary book tackling the challenges of managing peatlands and their ecosystem services in the face of climate change.
Language: en
Pages: 230
Pages: 230
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:
The International Peat Society IPS established a joint IPS Working Group on Peatlands and Climate Change in the end of the year 2005. The Working Group's task w
Language: en
Pages: 300
Pages: 300
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-01 - Publisher: Earthscan / James & James
Tropical peatlands are found mostly in South East Asia, but also in Africa and in Central and South America. They and peat-swamp forests store large amounts of
Language: en
Pages: 247
Pages: 247
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-09 - Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Peatlands in the Nordic Baltic region and elsewhere in the world store large amounts of carbon and are at the same time important for conservation of biodiversi
Language: en
Pages: 16
Pages: 16
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-27 - Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Did you know that • peatlands hold more carbon than all forests of the world combined? • drained peatlands are responsible for 25% of total CO2 emissions in