S1 E8: Peatlands - The Carbon Storage Powerhouse Protecting Us from Climate Change
9 ago 2022 ·
5 min. 11 sec.
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Any discussion of climate change must consider the role of peatlands. These water-soaked ecosystems comprised of decaying mosses and other plant matter cover a mere 3 percent of the earth’s...
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Any discussion of climate change must consider the role of peatlands. These water-soaked ecosystems comprised of decaying mosses and other plant matter cover a mere 3 percent of the earth’s surface yet store more carbon than all of the world’s forests. But a debate in Canada now pits the mining of minerals essential to renewable energy against protection of critical peatlands. To learn more, WCS Wild Audio checked in with Lorna Harris, a scientist and the program lead for WCS Canada’s national program for Forests, Peatlands, and Climate Change.
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| Autore | Wildlife Conservation Society |
| Organizzazione | Hannah Kaplan |
| Sito | - |
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