A forest the size of Mexico could store twice as much carbon as was thought. That makes its conservation even more valuable
A study has revealed that the Miombo woodland stores far more carbon than people realized. That could mean that protecting ...
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Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emissions
According to the study, restoring currently degraded peat swamp forests and mangroves in Southeast Asia could reduce 94 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) annually. Combined with ...
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Swamp in Gongoni Forest, Kenya (IMAGE)
Caption The new species of killifish was sampled from an ephemeral swamp in the Gongoni Forest Reserve in Kenya. Pictured here are Prof. Dirk Bellstedt from Stellenbosch University with Quentin ...
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Elaleni’s Swamp Fig Forest shows signs of recovery after major flood damages
Environmental experts gave residents a presentation during a walk through the rehabilitating swamp fig forest in Elaleni Coastal Estate. Elaleni Coastal Estate’s Swamp Fig Forest, damaged by ...
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Land trust acquires land near Bear Swamp
The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) recently announced it has purchased 218 acres adjacent to Bear Swamp State Forest in the town of Sempronius in Cayuga County.
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Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emissions
It found that rewetting 5.34 million hectares (13.4 million acres) of drained peatlands, along with restoring degraded peat swamp forests and mangroves, could significantly enhance carbon ...