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Peatland Atlas: Facts and Figures About Wet Climate Guardians
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Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
Peatland Atlas: Facts and Figures About Wet Climate Guardians
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Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
Peatland Pools are Tightly Coupled to the Contemporary Carbon Cycle
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Peatlands are globally important stores of soil carbon (C) formed over millennial timescales but are at risk of destabilization by human and climate disturbance. Pools are ubiquitous features of many...
Restoration of Boreal Wetlands Increases Bat Activity
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Wetlands are important habitats for insectivorous bats, as the presence of water promotes insect abundance and provides drinking water for wildlife, and therefore could promote bat conservation...
Webinar: Indigenous and local knowledge in the IPBES assessments of sustainable use and values of nature
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August 30th, 2022 at 8:00am PST to August 30th, 2022 at 10:00am PST
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Organized by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), the Network of the Centers of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge, the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network and...