BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Draining and burning of the world's peat bogs accounts for about 5.5 percent of global carbon emissions but are currently excluded from governments' climate targets and U.N. talks, a study found on... [read full story]
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Bogs, mires, marshes, swamps, fens and quagmires—whatever they are called, and wherever they are found, peaty wetlands emit about 1.3 billion tonnes of CO2 a year as a result of human activity that drains them and thus exposes...
AFP, 4 November 2009 - In a presentation on the sidelines of the UN climate talks, a network of scientists branded Southeast Asia the world leader in greenhouse gases that seep from degraded peat soils. The carbon is safely...
Barcelona, Spain (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 - Scientists pointed the finger on Wednesday at Southeast Asian countries for draining wetlands for palm oil and cheap timber production, warning the practice was stoking dangerous global...
Drained peatlands are responsible for 1.3 billion tons of CO2 being released every year, a new study shows. Indonesia insists on converting peatlands with low carbon reserves to oil palm estates. Rie Jerichow 04/11/2009 While...
Nota de los usuarios: - Draining and burning of the world's peat bogs accounts for about 5.5 percent of global carbon emissions but are currently excluded from governments' climate targets and U.N. talks, a study found on...
Source: Reuters * Peatlands account for about 5.5 pct global CO2 emissions * More than fossil fuels in some countries, but not reported * Indonesia biggest peatland carbon emitter By Gerard Wynn BARCELONA ...
AFP - Scientists pointed the finger on Wednesday at Southeast Asian countries for draining wetlands for palm oil and cheap timber production, warning the practice was stoking dangerous global warming.
