Meredith E. Theus Contact Organization Cornell University Position Title Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Land Management Wetland Knowledge
Restoring Drained Peatlands: A Necessary Step to Achieve Global Climate Goals Resource Authors L. Dinesen H. Joosten Line Rochefort R. Lindsay S. Glatzel Organization The Ramsar Convention Secretariat University of Copenhagen University of Greifswald Laval University University of East London University of Vienna Resource Date: November 2021 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... Read Resource Image Wetland Knowledge