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Tropical peatland conservation could protect humans from new diseases

Today, on the 17th of November 2020, the journal PeerJ published a paper on “Tropical peatlands and their conservation

Peatlands as a safe haven for rare and threatened biodiversity

What does a peatland in Poland have to do with a peatland in north-west Senegal? They are linked by the migration path

New interdisciplinary research to help manage climate risks to tropical peatlands

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and an international team of researchers are seeking to understand how

Opinion – Why care about Nitrogen and Ecosystems restoration?

Opinion Piece by Mark Sutton, Director, GEF/UNEP project “Towards the International Nitrogen Management System” (INMS)

Peatlands Perspectives: The urgent need for action

As we enter the second year of the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, 2021-2030, and with climate change gathering pace

Wetlands: the unsung heroes of the planet

Wetlands are some of the planet’s most important ecosystems. They’re a haven for wildlife, they filter pollution and