Peatlands are important carbon sinks, therefore their degradation mainly due to lowering of
the water table, has an adverse effect to the carbon cycle and largely burden the …

Peatlands are a globally important carbon store, but peatland ecosystems from high
latitudes to the tropics are highly degraded due to increasingly intensive anthropogenic …

Tropical peatlands are a globally important carbon store. They host significant biodiversity
and provide a range of other important ecosystem services, including food and medicines for …

Southeast Asia has the most significant tropical peat/peat carbon storage area in the world,
with Indonesia being the primary location for much of it. Anthropogenic changes to …

Tropical peatlands store a large amount of carbon and act as carbon sinks, thus have crucial
roles in regulating climate by preventing CO2 emission and enhancing carbon …

Drainage and conversion of natural peatlands, which increases fire frequency, haze air
pollution and carbon emissions, also affects the physical and chemical properties of peat …

The vast peat deposits in the Peruvian Amazon are crucial to the global climate. Palm
swamp, the most extensive regional peatland ecosystem faces different threats, including …

Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids
(TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to …

Tropical peatland ecosystems in Southeast Asia offer essential ecological services but face
various threats such as sea level alterations, climate change and human activities. However …

This study conducted a systematic literature review focusing on peatlands studies in
Southeast Asia, specifically in Jambi, South Sumatra, and the Riau province of Indonesia …