Peatlands of Africa

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T07:26:31Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T07:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.date.submitted2025-08-26
dc.descriptionAfrica’s peatlands are highly diverse, including tropical swamp forests in the Congo Basin, river floodplains in West Africa, mountain regions in East Africa, and coastal zones in South Africa. While many remain intact, over 50% are degraded in some countries due to land use and climate pressures.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48434
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.subjectpeatland
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titlePeatlands of Africaen
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