peatlands

Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets

Advocates in the United States believe the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that.

The peatlands in the Ring of Fire mining region alone store about two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases.

Ontario Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford met with members of the Mushkegowuk Council, opening discussions about a 300,000-square-kilometre conservation zone.

Some First Nations asked Ontario to help them protect Earth's second-largest carbon sink. They say the provincial government ignored them.

Every year, about 1.3 million metric tonnes of Canada’s peatlands are dug up for sale to farmers and gardeners. With every hectare lost, planet-warming carbon dioxide is released into the air.

Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home.

As the United Nations biodiversity conference draws near, dozens of scientists from 13 countries are calling for protection of the world’s waterlogged, carbon-rich peatlands, a quarter of which exist within Canada’s borders and are threatened by development.

From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.

New research echoes long-standing Indigenous knowledge about the importance of carbon-storing peatlands.

How do you persuade farmers and the local community to join one of Scotland’s biggest land restoration projects? Call in a psychologist.

Peatlands make up three per cent of the Earth’s landscape, yet absorb large amounts of carbon and harbour surprising biodiversity.

Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to "raise eyebrows."