The underappreciated potential of peatlands in global climate change mitigation strategies

Human activity, such as draining and mining of peatlands, is transforming these long-term carbon sinks into sources. Here, the authors assess current and future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from degrading peatlands and estimate the magnitude of potential GHG savings that could be achieved by resto...

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Main Authors: J. Leifeld, L. Menichetti
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c496d05b00e64fee848dde053aa2de4c
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