What is peat swamp, and why should I care?

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerJul 20, 2014, 7:00 pm177 pts
Long considered an unproductive hindrance to growth and development, peat swamp forests in Southeast Asia have been systematically cleared, drained and burned away to make room plantations and construction. Now, as alternating cycles of fires and flood create larger development problems, while greenhouse gas…

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