Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine
learning (ML) experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how ML can be a …

Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic
carbon. Such lands cover≈ 1 000 000 km2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total …

The carbon balance of peatlands is predicted to shift from a sink to a source this century.
However, peatland ecosystems are still omitted from the main Earth system models that are …

Peatlands play important ecological, economic and cultural roles in human well-being.
Although considered sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic pressures, the spatial …

Conservation and wise use of wetlands are vital for human livelihoods. The wide range of
ecosystem services wetlands provide means that they lie at the heart of sustainable …

A detailed spatial inventory of the extent and depth distribution for tropical peatlands is not
currently available; however, there is a critical need for new detailed peatland information at …

• USA-NY: Catskills-Delaware watershed for NY: PES/working with nature saves money (~
5US $ bn)• New Zealand: Te Papanui Park-water supply to hydropower, Dunedin city …

The world's largest area of tropical peatland ecosystems is found in South-East Asia. These
peatlands have globally significant carbon stocks and play an important role in regional and …

Global climate change is recognized as a threat to species survival and the health of natural
systems. Scientists worldwide are looking at the ecological and hydrological impacts …

This paper presents the output of our fifth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to
identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of biological diversity, but have yet to …