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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds

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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 overlap with existing protected areas, according to a mapping study published Feb. 12 in the journal Conservation Letters. By contrast, protected areas […]

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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 overlap with existing protected areas, according to a mapping study published Feb. 12 in the journal Conservation Letters. By contrast, protected areas […]

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Just 17% of world’s peatlands are protected, new study warns

There is a 'mismatch' between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

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ecotopical.com broke the news in 3 days ago on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

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