How human activity threatens the world’s carbon-rich peatlands
Wildfires are just one of the risks peatlands face. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Angela Gallego-Sala
Professor in ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles, University of Exeter
Julie Loisel
Assistant Professor, Geography Department, Texas A&M University

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