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  2. Peatland - Wikipedia

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    These peatlands play an important role in global carbon storage and have very high biodiversity. However, peatlands in Indonesia also face major threats from deforestation and forest fires. [12] In the early 21st century, the world's largest tropical mire was found in the Central Congo Basin, covering 145,500 km 2 and storing up to 10 13 kg of ...

  3. Lewis Peatlands - Wikipedia

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    Lewis Peatlands (Scottish Gaelic: mòinteach Leòdhais) is a large area of blanket bog covering more than one third of the Isle of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland. With a total area of 58,984 hectares, it is one of the largest and most intact known areas of blanket bog in the world, [ 2 ] and is the second largest Ramsar site in Scotland.

  4. Peatland restoration - Wikipedia

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    Peatland restoration is a term describing measures to restore the original form and function of peatlands, or wet peat-rich areas. [1] [2] This landscape globally occupies 400 million hectares or 3% of land surface on Earth.

  5. Peat - Wikipedia

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    In natural peatlands, the "annual rate of biomass production is greater than the rate of decomposition", but it takes "thousands of years for peatlands to develop the deposits of 1.5 to 2.3 m [4.9 to 7.5 ft], which is the average depth of the boreal [northern] peatlands", [2] which store around 415 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon (about 46 times 2019 ...

  6. Tropical peat - Wikipedia

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    Although tropical peatlands only cover about 0.25% of the Earth's land surface they contain 50,000–70,000 million tonnes of carbon (about 3% global soil carbon). In addition, tropical peatlands support diverse ecosystems and are home to a number of endangered species including the orangutan .

  7. Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands - Wikipedia

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    Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands has been recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, [2] and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation. [4] [1] [5] 154 km 2 of the area is also designated as the Forsinard Flows national nature ...

  8. Category:Peatlands - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Peatlands" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Global Peatlands Initiative;

  9. Flow Country - Wikipedia

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    Around 1500 km 2 of the Flow Country is protected as both a Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation under the name Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands. [10] [11] The Flow Country was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024. It is one of three World Heritage natural landscapes in the United Kingdom.