##  [Policy Brief - Protecting Northern Peatlands](/resource/policy-brief-protecting-northern-peatlands) 

Organization

[Wildlife Conservation Society Canada](/organization/wildlife-conservation-society-canada)

 

 

Resource Type

[Policy](/taxonomy/term/77)

 

 

## Abstract

Protecting and maintaining northern peatlands, which are huge stores and important sinks for carbon, is essential to meeting national and global climate targets. But without mechanisms to measure and account for emissions associated with these areas, we risk losing ground on a significant natural climate solution.