peatland

England's peatlands are a crucial buffer against climate change but have been extensively damaged by centuries of inappropriate management.

One of the reasons they may be considered significant is that -- like tundra - peatlands store carbon and methane.

For now, the forests, peatlands and all the wildlife living within them continue to suffer from deforestation fuelled by companies like APP.

Indonesia emits 6. 5 times as much carbon dioxide from degraded peatlands as it does by burning fossil fuels each year.

But human activities are fast destroying the peatlands, causing them to oxidise, decompose and release carbon dioxide.

Peatlands in beauty spots like Exmoor and the Peak District store carbon dioxide in ancient deposits of rotted vegetation.

It is estimated that globally, peat stores twice as much carton as forest, and the UK contains about 15 per cent of the world's peatlands.

The sixth Northern Ireland Bog Snorkelling Championships was held at Peatlands Country Park on July 25 to celebrate International Bog Day.

But your list does not include wetlands and peatlands.

Peatlands or mires are another major store of greenhouse gases.

Every year 1. 8 billion tonnes of GHG emissions are released by the degradation and burning of Indonesia's peatlands.

Carbon is released when peatlands are burnt or drained to plant crops such as palm oil.

Amplified carbon release from vast West Siberian peatlands by 2100