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The importance of monitoring and rewetting peatlands in reducing the impacts of climate change

AUTHOR Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Professor Hans Joosten from the Greifswald Mire Centre in Germany explains why monitoring peatlands is essential to effectively combat climate change, and in particular for reaching the emissions’ targets in the Paris Agreement.

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