RT Report
T1 Peatlands of North America
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 climate change
K1 permafrost ecosystem
PB United Nations Environment Programme
YR 2024
FD 2024-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48438
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48438
NO North America’s peatlands occur across a wide climatic range, from Arctic polygonal permafrost landscapes to temperate fens and subtropical swamps. Though only 2% are degraded, growing risks arise from intensive land use change, climate change, and permafrost thaw.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026