Smoke on Water: Countering Global Threats from Peatland Loss and Degradation - A Rapid Response Assessment. Revised Edition

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherCrump, John
dc.contributor.otherAvagyan, Armine
dc.contributor.otherBaker, Elaine
dc.contributor.otherBarthelmes, Alexandra
dc.contributor.otherVelarde, Cisneros
dc.contributor.otherDargie, Greta
dc.contributor.otherGuth, Miriam
dc.contributor.otherHergoualc’h, Kristell
dc.contributor.otherJohnson, Lisa
dc.contributor.otherJoosten, Hans
dc.contributor.otherKopansky, Dianna
dc.contributor.otherMiles, Lera
dc.contributor.otherMinayeva, Tatiana
dc.contributor.otherMontanarella, Luca
dc.contributor.otherNuutinen, Maria
dc.contributor.othervan Paddenburg, Annawati
dc.contributor.otherPeters, Jan
dc.contributor.otherRangel, Shaenandhoa Garcia
dc.contributor.otherRichards, Joanna
dc.contributor.otherSalathe, Tobias
dc.contributor.otherSchoolmeester, Tina
dc.contributor.otherSilvius, Marcel
dc.coverage.spatialDemocratic Republic of the Congo
dc.coverage.spatialPeru
dc.coverage.spatialMongolia
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesia
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-02T11:54:07Z
dc.date.available2018-03-02T11:54:07Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionMore than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it. Peatlands cover less than three percent of the Earth’s surface but are the largest terrestrial organic carbon stock – storing twice as much carbon as in the world’s forests. In fact, greenhouse gas emissions from drained or burned peatlands account for five percent of the global carbon budget. This first report from the Global Peatlands Initiative highlights why the threat to peatlands from agriculture, forestry, resource extraction and infrastructure development is a threat to the climate.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-82-7701-168-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22919
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageFrench
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectpeatland
dc.subjectland degradation
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectMongolia
dc.subjectDemocratic Republic of the Congo
dc.subjectpeat
dc.subjectpeat extraction
dc.subjectdrainage
dc.subjectIndonesia
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectland reclamation
dc.subjectScotland
dc.subjectPeru
dc.titleSmoke on Water: Countering Global Threats from Peatland Loss and Degradation - A Rapid Response Assessment. Revised Editionen
dc.title.alternativeDe la fumée sur l'eau: Lutter contre les menaces mondiales liées à la destruction et à la dégradation des tourbières - Evaluation en vue d'une intervention rapide. Edition reviséefr
dc.typeTechnical report
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000040
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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