COP26 | Protecting the Congo peatlands for climate mitigation and adaptation

http://events.globallandscapesforum.org/agenda/bonn-2017/day-1/discussion-forums-3-parallel/global-peatlands-initiative/

How can we tell whether peatland restoration is going well? Do we measure the water table; ask the locals about their

When Napoleon III ordered the draining of the peatlands of south-west France in 1857 (Cuzacq, 1877), he had no idea that

To protect, restore and sustainably manage peatlands, it is necessary to develop and implement effective government