Despite constituting less than 5% of land on Earth, peatlands store approximately one-third of the world’s soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how sphagnum, a primary component of peatlands, processes carbon can help maximize peatlands’ potential as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Learn more on the JGI’s website.
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