New research shows that northern peatlands may not help regulate our climate by the end of the century.
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As a researcher of sustainability transition, I still believe we can create a more sustainable palm oil industry in Indonesia, where millions of small farmers rely on palm oil for their livelihood.
Peatlands play an outsized role in filtering water and mitigating floods, drought and wildfire — and they store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests.
In South Sumatra, the 2015-2018 moratorium reduced the rate of peatland conversion by about 24% compared to the 2000s period.
Peatlands store more soil carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem, including tropical forests. But they have been heavily exploited and damaged. Now, scientists are working to restore them.
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Researcher and consultant on sustainability transition, Wageningen University
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant professor, Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
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NSERC Industrial Research Chair Colleges, Peatland Restoration, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology