Mining in peatlands currently makes up about 9% of all mining activity in the region, but it's growing fast. If the trend continues, peatland mining could account for 25% of total mining by 2027 ...

University of Alberta research offers new guidance that ... 15% for transitional or swampy forests lying between uplands and peatlands. "The findings suggest that those two forest types could ...

Peatlands are "terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing," per the International Peatland Society. They are located on every ...

Representing just 3% of the Earth's land surface, peatlands contain over 30% of the carbon retained in soils in the form of fossilized organic matter at depth. It is estimated that this stock ...