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Disturbed peatlands release millennia-old carbon, study finds

Published 22:15 on June 2, 2026 / Last updated at 22:15 on June 2, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS)

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Drainage and repeated fires released large stores of ancient carbon from tropical peatlands in Indonesia over less than two decades, with the estimated loss reaching 30-41 kg of carbon per square metre of affected peatland, researchers have found.
Drainage and repeated fires released large stores of ancient carbon from tropical peatlands in Indonesia over less than two decades, with the estimated loss reaching 30-41 kg of carbon per square metre of affected peatland, researchers have found.


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