Carbon, biodiversity and land-use in the Central Congo Basin Peatlands

In January 2017, scientists announced new discoveries showing that the Central Congo Basin Peatlands form the largest area of peat swamp forest in the tropics. Estimates of soil organic carbon stocks in the Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo have radically increased as a result, to some 30 Gt. Degradation of these peat carbon stocks could have serious impacts on climate.

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Source	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/22918
Author	Ecosystems Division
Maintainer	Ecosystems Division
Last Updated	January 25, 2023, 17:14 (UTC)
Created	January 25, 2023, 14:55 (UTC)
GUID	46a3f5b4-2143-4d23-96ba-98b68fb2cca6
Issued	2018-03-02T11:14:53Z
Language	English
Modified	2022-10-13 17:59:46.37
Publisher name	Ecosystems Division
Theme	Reports, Books and Booklets
data_type	document
spatial	Democratic Republic of the Congo