#Peatlands cover 3% of Earth's land but store twice as much carbon as forests

But some 15% of these unique ecosystems have been drained for agriculture, forestry & urban development. This causes:
⬇️subsidence
🔥fire risk
🌡️increased greenhouse gas emissions

Via @UNESCOWWAP https://t.co/3AqSMHvH47

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RT @WetlandsInt: Join us next week at #COP29 for a side event on #peatlands.

The session will highlight the importance of integration, showcase available tools and data, and emphasize the urgent need for scalable financial solutions to support peatland actions that address #climatechange, enhance #biodiversity, and ensure #water security.

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RT @WetlandsInt: Join us at #COP29 for a side event on #peatlands.

The session will highlight the importance of integration, showcase available tools and data, and emphasize the urgent need for scalable financial solutions to support peatland actions that address #climatechange, enhance #biodiversity, and ensure #water security.

@RamsarConv @FAO @UNEP @succow_stiftung @greifswaldmoor @GECtalks

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🌱 #Peatlands cover just 3-4% of Earth’s land but store 1/3 of its carbon. 🌍

Yet, an area nearly the size of Spain (193,000 sq. miles) has been drained or degraded. Learn why peatlands matter and how to protect them: 🌿

🔗https://t.co/pzJwKpMQlA

via @pewtrusts https://t.co/C7f3SXppK7

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#Peatlands cover just 3-4% of the Earth’s surface but store one-third of soil carbon—twice that of forests. Yet, agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, and industry threaten these vital ecosystems.

Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/OSvFQuNW0d

via @UNEP

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#Peatlands cover just 3% of the planet but store over 600 billion tonnes of carbon—more than all the world’s forests combined—crucial for mitigating the #climatecrisis. 🌎

👉Restoring #wetlands is vital for balancing people, nature, and our future.

via @WetlandsInt https://t.co/kd3kMqV4h8

UN Biodiversity

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Housing over 30% of the Earth's soil carbon, #peatlands significantly impact global climate. They face critical threats like deforestation, drainage, and wildfires, affecting biodiversity, carbon emissions, and livelihoods.

Check out this infographic by @GlobalLF to learn more! https://t.co/LNLcLYGInW

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RT @gfoi_forest: 🌍 Join us for the 2nd GFOI R&D Exchange: Monitoring tropical #peatlands & #mangroves 🌿🌊 to explore monitoring #wetlands in the context of NDCs and GHG emission factors.

📅 18 February 2025
⏰ 14.00 CET
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/iaUlWfcARt https://t.co/EDLXa0ATiP

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Canada has 1/4 of these squishy carbon-rich ecosystems. But only ~13% of #peatlands in Canada are within protected areas.

In Ontario - where the world's second largest peatland is located - only ~8% of peatlands are in protected areas.

https://t.co/WXop4TIWYp
via @TheWCS https://t.co/syZvfvdf3h

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📝 A new study finds only 17% of global #peatlands are protected, compared to 38% of tropical forests & 42% of mangroves. 25% of peatlands overlap with Indigenous territories, emphasising the importance of Indigenous land rights for #conservation. ⤵ 🌱

https://t.co/88BVBJ9ZaL

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