Future of the Environment

How human activity threatens the world’s carbon-rich peatlands

Smoke rises from a peatland during fires near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF THE PROVINCE - RC1380B8E5E0

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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