Peatlands are areas of carbon-rich histosol which have become a hot-button issue on a warming planet.

Peatlands in the spotlight at the IUFRO Congress in Germany By Suzanna Dayne, originally published on Forests News This week the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, IUFRO, is holding its 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany. IUFRO is a global network that promotes international cooperation among more than 15,000 scientists from more than 110 countries. During […]

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Dense, damp and often remote, tropical peatlands are notoriously difficult to map and monitor on the ground. So how about from space?