Peatland fires - Information Sheet

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T07:31:26Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T07:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.date.submitted2025-08-26
dc.descriptionUndrained peatlands do experience surface fires but these do not penetrate into the peat body. In contrast, drained peatlands may suffer prolonged smoldering fires, particularly during El Niño events, resulting in significant GHG emissions and hazardous haze detrimental to human health. Full document is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46635en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4197-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48449
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number2 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.subjectfire
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titlePeatland fires - Information Sheeten
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