Oil exploration and development has already damaged peatlands in the western Amazon, Niger and the Sumatra basins, and now menaces the vast Congo Basin.

Pioneering mapping data shows 80% of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded As vital carbon sinks, healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality ...

In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and gas exploration sites in Western ...

On National Threatened Species Day 2023, the Australian Government declared the Empodisma peatlands of southwestern Australia endangered.

Risks as our climate changes Natural peatlands are relatively resilient, but once disturbed they are more vulnerable to the continued effects of climate change, especially in Western Canada.

Peatlands act as and even foster refugia — locations that play a vital role in plant and animal species surviving disastrous wildfires and then resettling their native habitats. But, in fire ...

Science Journals: A long journey to restore carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia’s Riau province Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox ...

It will establish forest, peatlands, and biodiversity monitoring and protection, develop land use plans, and promote sustainable agriculture and forest management practices.

In her latest book, author Annie Proulx chronicles people’s long history with peatlands and examines the ecological value of these overlooked places.

The large swathes of peatlands in Zoige — estimated to stretch across 3,000 square kilometers — is considered an important ecological security barrier in western China, according to researchers.

Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling.

Analysis Environment Canada’s Peatlands Save Us From Wildfires and Floods So why are we still destroying them for oil and gas projects and mega-dams?