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Biogeochemical Response to Vegetation and Hydrologic Change in an Alaskan Boreal Fen Ecosystem
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Boreal peatlands store approximately one third of the earth’s terrestrial carbon, locked away in currently waterlogged and frozen conditions. Peatlands of boreal and arctic ecosystems are affected...
C-PEAT
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C-PEAT, in collaboration with PAGES and Future Earth, is taking part in the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change ( COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. Our team is...
Global Peatlands Assessment: The State of the World’s Peatlands
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Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of...
Peat Loss Collocates with a Threshold in Plant–Mycorrhizal Associations in Drained Peatlands Encroached by Trees
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Drainage-induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central mechanistic role. We...
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...
Peatlands & climate commitments: Enhancing climate action through peatlands
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June 23rd, 2022 at 1:30am MST to June 23rd, 2022 at 9:00am MST
The session will be organized in 2 different occasions on Thursday 23 June 2022 Morning session: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. CEST/UTC +2 (Rome time) Afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00 p.m. CEST/UTC +2 (Rome time)...
PHJV Policy Webinar Series - The Forest Management and Wetland Stewardship Initiative: A visionary approach to forest management and wetland stewardship
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Featuring Leanne Mingo - a Conservation Program Specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada The Forest Management and Wetland Stewardship Initiative (FMWSI) is a unique partnership between Ducks Unlimited...
PHJV Webinar on Boreal Wetland Inventory and Applications
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May 11th, 2022 at 10:00am MST to May 11th, 2022 at 11:00am MST
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In order to protect boreal wetlands, we must first know where they are. Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is leading the effort to provide detailed, accurate, and spatially extensive wetland maps for...
The Future Bistcho Lake Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA)
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June 8th, 2022 at 10:00am MST to June 8th, 2022 at 11:30am MST
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In the PHJV, policy initiatives are activities undertaken by joint venture partners with the purpose of supporting government legislation, policies and programs that benefit wetlands and upland...
The Third Generation of Pan-Canadian Wetland Map at 10 m Resolution Using Multisource Earth Observation Data on Cloud Computing Platform
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Development of the Canadian Wetland Inventory Map (CWIM) has thus far proceeded over two generations, reporting the extent and location of bog, fen, swamp, marsh, and water wetlands across the country...