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Increasing Contributions of Peatlands to Boreal Evapotranspiration in a Warming Climate
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The response of evapotranspiration (ET) to warming is of critical importance to the water and carbon cycle of the boreal biome, a mosaic of land cover types dominated by forests and peatlands. The...
IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference
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Event Date and Time
October 3rd, 2023 at 8:00am to October 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm
Our annual conference series presents opportunities for the UK peatland community- policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm of...
Nature-based Solutions
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Nature-based Solutions leverage nature and the power of healthy ecosystems to protect people, optimise infrastructure and safeguard a stable and biodiverse future. Explore topics related to Nature...
Swamplands as Untapped Climate Solutions: A Look to the Hudson Bay Lowlands
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Event Date and Time
December 16th, 2021 at 11:00am MST to December 16th, 2021 at 12:15pm MST
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Swamplands such as peatlands, bogs, fens, marshes, and swamps have been demonized and dismissed as dismal, unhealthy “wastelands,” with little ecological value. But these underappreciated ecosystems...
The Biophysical Climate Mitigation Potential of Boreal Peatlands During the Growing Season
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Peatlands and forests cover large areas of the boreal biome and are critical for global climate regulation. They also regulate regional climate through heat and water vapour exchange with the...
Update on the Global Status of Wild Reindeer and Caribou
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Rangifer tarandus (wild reindeer or caribou) is an abundant and widely distributed member of the deer family across the circum-arctic tundra and boreal forests. Rangifer through its sheer numbers has...