Tropical peatlands are massive carbon sinks. But what happens when they are depleted of the water that sustains them, or subject to other land-use changes?
What do a hairy-nosed otter, a Sumatran tiger and a white-backed Malayan Tapir have in common? Not only are they some of the rarest animals on planet earth, they spend most of their days snuffling through peatlands. “Conversations about protecting peatlands tend to focus on the carbon they store that can be released into our […]
The direct effects of trees on the climate via rainfall and cooling may be more important than the well-studied effects through the global carbon balance.
Integrated landscape approaches have received support from across sectors in recent years as a means to more sustainably manage land use within landscapes.
Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, relating to Bonn Challenge pledgers and partners.
