Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground observations to assess the edges of existing peatlands (waterlogged ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon). The study—led by the ...

Riau, home to 4.9 million hectares of peatlands, holds one of Indonesia’s largest carbon stocks but has suffered extensive deforestation and degradation. According to the Ministry of Environment and ...

Peatlands are a unique type of wetland ecosystem with organic soil, called peat. Peat is partly decomposed plant material that forms in poorly-drained, low oxygen, acidic environments. Under these ...

Environmental concerns The Ring of Fire, located 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay, spans carbon-rich boreal forests and peatlands in the Hudson Bay Lowlands — the second largest peatland complex in the ...

Peatlands Management What are Peatlands? Peatlands are a unique type of wetland ecosystem with organic soil, called peat. Peat is partly decomposed plant material that forms in poorly-drained, low ...

As Ontario moves to fast-track mining in the Ring of Fire, legal experts and Indigenous leaders warn that the province's rush to cut red tape could cause environmental destruction and a wave of ...

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton conducted three years of extensive fieldwork to develop the first data-driven map of both newly documented and predicted peatlands across ...

Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation from exploitation, with 6 million hectares (15 million acres) – twice the size of Belgium – highly at risk.

Mihlali Mpongwana and Jody Lawrence took eight wickets between them as WSB Western Province consolidated their position in their CSA 4-Day Series encounter against Goldrush Boland at WSB Newlands ...

New research published in the academic journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands ...

Kyle Verreynne made a triumphant return to the WSB Western Province line-up. The Western Province captain steered his side to a seven-wicket bonus point win over the NWU Dragons in their CSA One ...

These peatlands are relatively high-integrity and very intact, particularly on the western side of the Congo.