Peatland

Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures rise, offsetting some of the carbon emissions expected to be released from peatland and permafrost

Europe's newest dark-sky sanctuary is a wild Scottish island with 40 residents and celestial lighting.

In Belgium, a new BirdLife Europe report shines light on the extraordinary carbon storage potential of Europe's ecosystems. The EU could meet its climate targets by restoring and conserving these ecosystems. Key findings: ·      13.22 billion tons of carbon storage potential: Fully restored natural ecosystems across the EU could store ≈ 13 billion tons of […]

Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding.

A new study led by UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Bowen finds that canals used to drain soggy peatlands in Southeast Asia are likely hotspots for greenhouse gas emissions.

Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Several MIT experts say the systems could be effective, at least in certain circumstances, but they must be thoroughly evaluated and regulated.

There's still a lot that scientists don't know about dirt. Advocates say the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that.

"Indonesia has been clearing tens of thousands of acres of densely vegetated peatland for farming, releasing massive amounts of carbon that had been sequestered below for centuries," reports the Washington Post, "and destroying one of the Earth's most effective means of storing greenhouse gases." T...

Climate change is already disrupting lives in the Arctic, and the warmest summer on record will certainly have an enormous impact on the people and wildlife of the region

The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled ...

With wellies and waterproof clothing, Claudia Nielsen spent time splodging through the Bois-des-Bel peatlands earlier this year. The peatlands, located in Quebec, Canada, had been restored, with conservations working on them for 23 years. Nielsen was there to learn more about the restoration in her capacity as part of the coordination team of the EU project Wet Horizons—which aims to restore wetlands in Europe.

Firefighters on a western Indonesian island were battling large peatland fires on Friday that have covered Palembang, a city of nearly two million people, in a haze for weeks, officials said.

The science is clear. There is no pathway to net zero without nature. Nature loss exacerbates the climate crisis and, in turn, a rapidly heating planet poses a grave threat to the species and habitats that are crucial natural allies in our struggle to keep global temperatures under control. It's a downward spiral that threatens the very future of life on Earth.

The destruction of peatlands can cause billions of tons of carbon to be released into the atmosphere, worsening the already intensifying climate crisis

The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people.

A new analysis shows the world lost 10 million acres of tropical forest last year — an area the size of Switzerland.

Indigenous leader Alessandra Korap won the Goldman Environment Prize for the defense of her Munduruku people's territory in Brazil'sAmazon, helping to halt mining.

For centuries, society has scorned bogs, fens and swamps—collectively known as peatlands—treating them as wastelands available to be drained and developed without realizing they're important buffers against climate-changing carbon emissions.

Environmental scientists at Nottingham Trent University have, for the first time, mapped the extent of known wind farm infrastructures, such as wind turbines and vehicle tracks, on recognized blanket bogs in Europe.

Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics -- dubbed "sushi terrorism" -- sparked outrage online.Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at major restaurant chain Kura Sushi, which was bombar...