Peatlands in the news

 


Recently, articles have appeared in several high profile and popular scientific magazines. Below you may find links to the online versions of these articles.  

In the November edition of National Geographic, there is an article titled “Support for Saving Peatlands Is Squishy but Solidifying:”

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1105_041105_peatlands.html  

 

In the New Scientist of July, there is an article titled “Peat bogs harbour carbon time bomb:

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996124

 

Also in New Scientist, but in the November edition, you may find “Massive peat burn is speeding climate change:”

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996613

 

The November 11 issue of Nature features an article on the burning bogs of Indonesia, “Land remediation: Borneo is burning:

http://info.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/hQ5N0BgVMK0Ch0VZ30AO  

 

As well as an editorial “Burning issues:” http://info.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/hQ5N0BgVMK0Ch0VZp0AP