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Mangroves, wetlands, and peatlands already absorb billions of tons of carbon each year without needing power or scientists to run them. Yet they receive just 1.5% of climate funding while we spend 30 times more destroying them.
The world's mangroves, peatlands, and wetlands could deliver more than a third of the emissions cuts needed by 2030. Yet we're spending $30 on harming nature for every $1 we invest in protecting it.
Scientists discovered how to transform drained agricultural peatlands from major greenhouse gas emitters into powerful carbon sinks using a combination of rewetting and biochar. The breakthrough could help protect ecosystems that store more carbon than all the world's forests combined.
A two-year study in Wales is investigating whether endangered butterflies can signal the health of carbon-storing peat bogs, offering a simple way for volunteers to track these vital ecosystems. The project could transform how we protect wetlands that play a crucial role in fighting climate change.
Indigenous communities across Finland, Canada, and the U.S. are joining forces to save peatlands that hold twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined. What started as one family's mission to honor their ancestral land has grown into a groundbreaking restoration movement spanning three countries.
A simple water management technique turned one of Norway's northernmost farms from a major carbon polluter into a near-climate-neutral operation. The discovery could transform how Arctic farmland fights climate change.
Restored peatlands in Finland are capturing carbon and fighting climate change decades faster than scientists expected. New research shows nature can bounce back quickly when given the chance.