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If I could change one thing for COP27... industrial agriculture
By Dr Jenny Hodbod, Lecturer of Environment and Development, Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment
Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon
The world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago, new research has revealed.
Tropical soils 'highly sensitive' to global warming
Global warming is likely to cause a decline in the number of species of microbes that live in tropical soils - and that could threaten the biodiversity of rainforests and increase carbon emissions.
Plans to develop new Gair Wood
The University of Leeds is developing plans for one of the most significant woodland creation projects in the north of England.
True size of world's largest tropical peatland revealed for the first time
A new study has mapped the full scale of a vast region of peatland in the heart of the Congo Basin, revealing it to be 15% bigger than previously thought.