Global Peatland Degradation - Information Sheet

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherBarthelmes, Alexandra
dc.contributor.otherTegetmeyer, Cosima
dc.contributor.otherJoosten, Hans
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T07:28:43Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T07:28:43Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.date.submitted2025-08-26
dc.descriptionPeatland degradation often begins with artificial drainage, but may also result from overgrazing and trampling, oil spills and burning, waste dumping, and infrastructure development, with climate change further intensifying the degradation. Full document is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46635en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-peatland-hotspot-atlas-2024
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4197-1
dc.identifier.otherDEP/2684/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48441
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.subjectecosystem degradation
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleGlobal Peatland Degradation - Information Sheeten
dc.typeSpotlight
wd.identifier.institutionsGlobal Peatland Hotspot Atlas: The State of the World’s Peatlands in Maps - Visualizing global threats and opportunities for peatland conservation, restoration, and sustainable management

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