Kemen Austin
@kemenaustin.bsky.social
Reposted by Kemen Austin
STUDY: Only 17% of peatlands are protected, writes @mongabay.bsky.social
Global peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests biomass on just 3% of the planet's land surface, say WCS's @kemenaustin.bsky.social and coauthors.
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Global peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests biomass on just 3% of the planet's land surface, say WCS's @kemenaustin.bsky.social and coauthors.
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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower proportion are protected compared to other ecosystems. Just 17% of these swampy bogs...
news.mongabay.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
STUDY: Only 17% of peatlands are protected, writes @mongabay.bsky.social
Global peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests biomass on just 3% of the planet's land surface, say WCS's @kemenaustin.bsky.social and coauthors.
🌎 news.mongabay.com/2025/02/only...
Global peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests biomass on just 3% of the planet's land surface, say WCS's @kemenaustin.bsky.social and coauthors.
🌎 news.mongabay.com/2025/02/only...
Reposted by Kemen Austin
www.theguardian.com/environment/... great study led by @kemenaustin.bsky.social
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... great study led by @kemenaustin.bsky.social
Reposted by Kemen Austin
Peatlands are a vital source of carbon storage that many people have never heard of. Yet they are dangerously under-protected, shows a new study led by WCS.
Only 17% fall within a protected area. Puts their carbon stores at risk and threatens global freshwater supply.
🌍 bit.ly/4hVYQRp
Only 17% fall within a protected area. Puts their carbon stores at risk and threatens global freshwater supply.
🌍 bit.ly/4hVYQRp
February 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Peatlands are a vital source of carbon storage that many people have never heard of. Yet they are dangerously under-protected, shows a new study led by WCS.
Only 17% fall within a protected area. Puts their carbon stores at risk and threatens global freshwater supply.
🌍 bit.ly/4hVYQRp
Only 17% fall within a protected area. Puts their carbon stores at risk and threatens global freshwater supply.
🌍 bit.ly/4hVYQRp