RT Report
T1 Peatlands of Latin America and the Caribbean
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 ecosystem degradation
K1 biodiversity protection
PB United Nations Environment Programme
YR 2024
FD 2024-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48437
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48437
NO Peatlands in LAC are extensive, occurring in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon, the tropical mountains of the Andes, the temperate systems of Patagonia, and along the Caribbean coasts. While remote areas remain largely intact, others are rapidly degrading, mainly due to agriculture.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026