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An Estimate of the Financial Cost of Peatland Restoration in Indonesia
Case Studies in the Environment, 2018The peat forests of Indonesia have experienced extensive deforestation and degradation over recent decades. High demand for Indonesian timber and plantation development has driven large-scale draining and clearing of peat forest, resulting in extensive fires and smoke haze problems across the region.
Hansson, Amanda, Dargusch, Paul
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Global guidelines for peatland rewetting and restoration
2021Technical Report 11, prepared by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP), provides global guidelines for peatland rewetting and restoration. It explains that rewetting degraded peatlands is essential for climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and the recovery of ecosystem services, and offers comprehensive technical guidance for ...
H. Joosten, V. Duene
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Restoring peatlands in European landscapes
Peatlands in Europe have declined dramatically both in surface and in quality. At the same time, these wetlands fulfil essential ecosystem services such as water purification, biodiversity conservation and carbon retention. Restoration of degraded peatlands is therefore key to enhance these services.Ruurd van Diggelen +3 more
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Challenges to peatland restoration in Indonesia
2020<p>Challenges to peatland restoration in Indonesia<br>By&#160;<br>Nyoman Suryadiputra*)&#160;</p><p><br>Tropical peat swamps in Indonesia are currently experiencing degradation at a very alarming rate.
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Status and restoration of peatlands in northern Europe
Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2003Environmental management of peatlands,landscape ecology and protection of keybiotopes have created needs and pressure torestore drained peatlands to natural mireecosystems. Here, we summarize differentapproaches and restoration techniquesdeveloped for peatland management inEstonia, Sweden, and Finland wherepeatlands are abundant.
H. Vasander +8 more
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Ecosystem services of peatlands: Implications for restoration
Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 2010The aim of this overview paper is to analyse the inclusion and use of the ecosystem services concept in scientific studies of degraded peatlands and peatland restoration. Publications indexed by the Institute of Science Information (ISI) Web of Science (WoS) from 1980 to October 2009 were analysed.
Kai Kimmel, Ülo Mander
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Peatland restoration and ecosystem services: nature-based solutions for societal goals
2016‘Peatland conservation is a prime example of a nature-based solution to climate change but we urgently need to switch from aspiration to action to secure the benefits that peatlands provide’. Julia Marton Lefèvre, former Director-General, IUCN Introduction The chapters of this book provide a compelling account of the crucial role of peatlands for human
Bonn, Aletta +4 more
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Assessing the effects of peatland restoration
Naturally functioning peatlands, referred to as ‘mires’, are of high biodiversity value and fulfil a wide range of ecosystem functions, such as landscape-scale water regulation or the long-term storage of carbon and nutrients. Due to drainage, mainly for agriculture and forestry, more than 95% of German peatlands are degraded, resulting in the loss of ...openaire +1 more source
Peatland Restoration: An Ecohydrological Assessment
2009Pristine peatlands store approximately one-third of the world's soil carbon through the long-term accumulation of carbon as peat (Gorham, 1991). In Canada and Europe, peatlands are exploited for peat fuel and horticultural peat, which has an impact on the hydrological conditions and carbon balance of these ecosystems.
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