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Global Guidelines for Peatland Rewetting and Restoration
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The Convention on Wetlands (The Convention) and other national, regional and global policy frameworks promote the restoration of degraded peatlands. Rewetting peatland to reduce greenhouse gas...
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...
Practical Peatland Restoration
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This Briefing Note presents key information on practical peatland rewetting and restoration on site. It formulates general guiding principles applicable to all peatland restoration practices and...
Prompt Rewetting of Drained Peatlands Reduces Climate Warming Despite Methane Emissions
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Peatlands are strategic areas for climate change mitigation because of their matchless carbon stocks. Drained peatlands release this carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). Peatland...
Restoring Drained Peatlands: A Necessary Step to Achieve Global Climate Goals
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Peatlands cover about 400 million hectares (ha), or 3% of the land surface of our planet. Yet they store more carbon, more effectively and for longer periods, than any other ecosystem on land. Intact...
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...
Webinar - Assessing the Condition of Wetlands in B.C. with a Lens on Forestry
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The provincial Forest and Range Evaluation Program and the BC Wildlife Federation have created a health assessment that can be used to assess the functioning condition of wetlands. A healthy wetland...
Wetland Plants of British Columbia: Field Guide to Indicator Species for Wetland Classification
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The Wetland Plants of British Columbia is an introduction to the common indicator wetlands species that are used to classify ecosystems using the provincial Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification...