Today @nytimes, WCS’s Dan Zarin writes: “The world’s richest countries should lead by example by protecting their own peatlands, while also committing money to safeguard these landscapes in developing countries.”
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This coming week, the @UN will hold its 27th #climatechange conference. World leaders at #COP27 in Egypt should increase protections for critical #peatlands. https://t.co/OpNYTgr8YE
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Karukinka’s 11,000-yr-old peatlands are home to the Selk’nam people. @WCS_Chile is working to preserve the carbon contained within these peatlands, along with their cultural heritage. More: https://t.co/WgCht2ZtQJ
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The peatlands of Tierra del Fuego support large carbon stocks, biodiversity, and cultural values. @wcsargentina is working with citizen groups to protect these peatlands. Strides have been made, including regulations prohibiting mining in the area.
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The Congo Basin Cuvette Centraleis is the largest tropical peatland in the world, storing 3X the carbon emitted annually by fossil fuel combustion on the entire planet. Learn about @wcs_congo conservation partnerships there: https://t.co/WgCht2ZtQJ
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The peat swamps in the Pastaza-Maranon basin contain more carbon than the rest of the forests in the Peruvian Amazon combined. @WCS_Peru has partnered with AMBNE to promote sustainable harvesting of the aguaje palm from this remarkable landscape. https://t.co/WgCht2ZtQJ
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In the Hudson Bay Lowlands of Canada, a conflict has emerged pitting mining renewable energy minerals against protecting critical peatlands. @WCS_Canada Lorna Harris explained to #WCSWildAudio: https://t.co/JPuglRBUyn
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