Peatlands have always had a place in art, writing and poetry. In times of global warming these cultural reflections can help open up debate about the biodiversity and climate crisis.
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The swamp has not yet been drained everywhere.
Peatlands store more soil carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem, including tropical forests. But they have been heavily exploited and damaged. Now, scientists are working to restore them.
Wetlands in drylands seem impossible, but their benefits to people and wildlife are very real.
A swampy area the size of England stores as much carbon as 20 years of US fossil fuel emissions.
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Tropical Peatlands, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Physical Geography, Aberystwyth University
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Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology, University College Cork
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Reader in Natural Sciences, Bangor University
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Lecturer in English, University College Cork
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NSERC Industrial Research Chair Colleges, Peatland Restoration, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Midwestern State University
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Research associate, University of York
