Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 3

United Nations Environment Programme

Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 3

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Science Division
dc.contributor.other	Joosten, Hans
dc.contributor.other	Sutton, Mark
dc.contributor.other	Raghuram, Nandula
dc.contributor.other	Adhya, Tapan Kumar
dc.contributor.other	Kolodziejczyk, Bartlomiej
dc.contributor.other	Kofler, Natalie
dc.contributor.other	Tabor, Gary
dc.contributor.other	McMullen, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-01T11:18:59Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-01T11:18:59Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description	Permafrost thaw is seen as one of the most important “tipping elements” that could precipitate a runaway greenhouse effect, or an uncontrollable “Hothouse Earth”. To avoid such a destructive scenario, it is critical that the world’s permafrost and its peatlands stay frozen and retain their carbon deposits.	en
dc.description.uri	https://www.unep.org/resources/frontiers-201819-emerging-issues-environmental-concern
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-3737-0
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27542
dc.language	English
dc.page.number	23 p.
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	permafrost
dc.subject	peat
dc.subject	global warming
dc.subject	climate change
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.title	Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 3	en
dc.title.alternative	多年冻土区泥炭地：拯救气候变暖下不断缩减的湿地生态系统	zh
dc.title.alternative	Les tourbières à pergélisol : perdre du terrain sur une planète qui se réchauffe	fr
dc.title.alternative	Вечномерзлые торфяники: теряя почву под ногами в теплеющем мире	ru
dc.title.alternative	Turberas del permafrost: pérdida de terreno en un mundo cada vez más cálido	es
dc.type	Technical report
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047