Global peatlands revealed as critical frontier in fight against climate change

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Dec 18, 2025, 2:41 pm264 ptsTrendingTop
Global peatlands—huge expanses of partially decayed vegetation—store more carbon than is naturally present in the atmosphere but are under pressure from drainage-based agriculture. New research from Murdoch University reveals that peatlands present a major opportunity to arrest natural greenhouse gas emissions.

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