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Peatlands

Author : Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429799527
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Peatlands written by Ian D. Rotherham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, and is an essential guide to peatland history and heritage for scientists and enthusiasts. Peat is formed when vegetation partially decays in a waterlogged environment and occurs extensively throughout both temperate and tropical regions. Interest in peatlands is currently high due to the degradation of global peatlands which is disrupting hydrology and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. This book opens by explaining how peat is formed, its properties and worldwide distribution, and defines related terms such as mires, wetlands, bogs and marshes. There is discussion of the ecology and wildlife of peatlands as well as their ability to preserve pollen and organic remains as environmental archives. It also addresses the history, heritage and cultural exploitation of peat, extending back to pre-Roman times, and the degradation of peatlands over the centuries, particularly as a source of fuel but more recently for commercial horticulture. Other chapters discuss the ecosystem services delivered by peatlands, and how their destruction is contributing to biodiversity loss, flooding or drought, and climate change. Finally, the many current peatland restoration projects around the world are highlighted. Overall the book provides a wide-ranging but concise overview of peatlands from both a natural and social science perspective, and will be invaluable for students of ecology, geography, environmental studies and history.

Conserving Bogs

Author : Rob E. Stoneman
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN 13 : 9780114958367
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (583 download)

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Book Synopsis Conserving Bogs by : Rob E. Stoneman

Download or read book Conserving Bogs written by Rob E. Stoneman and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bogs are fascinating landscapes for ecologists, climatologists, archaeologists, environmental historians and water managers. But many bogs have been damaged, and legislative protection - as 29 case studies demonstrate - is not enough to conserve the rest.

Conserving Peatlands

Author : Lucy Parkyn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Conserving Peatlands written by Lucy Parkyn and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peatlands are a unique and fast-disappearing landscape. More and more countries are recognizing this situation and putting protective legislation into place. It is therefore important to understand all the processes and influences that are involved in sustaining the remaining examples of this fragile ecosystem. Addressing two key questions, why should peatlands be conserved and how should this conservation be achieved, this book brings together the leading workers in the area, whose contributions have been developed from the Peatlands Convention in Edinburgh. The book summarizes the current situation regarding peatlands and bogs and sets the agenda for their future survival. This work is important reading for all environmental scientists and practitioners working with peatlands and bogs. The book is also relevant to all government policy makers and voluntary bodies involved in sustaining biodiversity.

Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services

Author : Aletta Bonn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107025184
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services written by Aletta Bonn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary book tackling the challenges of managing peatlands and their ecosystem services in the face of climate change.

Peatlands, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation

Author : Hans Joosten
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9289341696
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (893 download)

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Book Synopsis Peatlands, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation by : Hans Joosten

Download or read book Peatlands, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation written by Hans Joosten and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that • peatlands hold more carbon than all forests of the world combined? • drained peatlands are responsible for 25% of total CO2 emissions in the Nordic and Baltic countries? • rewetting of peatlands substantially reduces these emissions? This policy brief pleads for increased commitments to conserving and rewetting peatlands; for abolishing regulations that drive peatland drainage; for changing drained peatland use to paludicultures; and for setting up good practice demonstration projects. It stresses the need for better communicating the benefits of wet peatlands and the costs arising from damaged ones. Finally it highlights the role of peatland rewetting and restoration in reaching national and international policy targets for climate change mitigation, water quality improvement and biodiversity conservation.

Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands

Author : Hans Joosten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789519774480
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands written by Hans Joosten and published by . This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Patterned Peatlands of Minnesota

Author : Herbert Edgar Wright
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9781452903057
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Patterned Peatlands of Minnesota written by Herbert Edgar Wright and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Global Peatland Restoration

Author : Hans Joosten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957057234
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Global Peatland Restoration written by Hans Joosten and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mires and Peatlands in Europe

Author : Hans Joosten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783510653836
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Mires and Peatlands in Europe written by Hans Joosten and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European continent features an impressive variety of mires and peatlands. Polygon, palsa, and aapa mires, concentric and eccentric bogs, spring and percolation fens, coastal marshes, blanket bogs, saline fens, acid, alkaline, nutrient poor, nutrient rich: the peatlands of Europe represent unique ecosystem biodiversity and harbour a large treasure of flora and fauna typical of peat forming environments. Europe is also the continent with the longest history, the highest intensity, and the largest variety of peatland use, and as a consequence it has the highest proportion of degraded peatlands worldwide. Peatland science and technology developed in parallel to exploitation and it is therefore not surprising that almost all modern peatland terms and concepts originated and matured in Europe. Their massive degradation also kindled the desire to protect these beautiful landscapes, full of peculiar wildlife. In recent decades attention has widened to include additional vital ecosystem services that natural and restored peatlands provide. Already the first scientific book on peatlands (Schoockius 1658) contained a chapter on restoration. Yet, only now there is a rising awareness of the necessity to conserve and restore mires and peatlands in order to avoid adverse environmental and economic effects. This book provides - for the first time in history - a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of mires and peatlands in biogeographic Europe. Written by 134 authors, the book describes mire and peatland types, terms, extent, distribution, use, conservation, and restoration individually for each country and integrated for the entire continent. Complemented by a multitude of maps and photographs, the book offers an impressive and colourful journey, full of surprising historical context and fascinating details, while appreciating the core principles and unifying concepts of mire science.

Peatlands, Economy and Conservation

Author : M. G. C. Schouten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Peatlands, Economy and Conservation written by M. G. C. Schouten and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions to the symposium "Peatlands in perspective", organised by WWF, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten and the Dutch Foundation for Conservation of Irish Bogs

Governing peatlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Context, agents of change and policy making

Author : CIFOR,
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Governing peatlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Context, agents of change and policy making written by CIFOR, and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

REDD+ on the ground

Author : Erin O Sills
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 6021504550
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book REDD+ on the ground written by Erin O Sills and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REDD+ is one of the leading near-term options for global climate change mitigation. More than 300 subnational REDD+ initiatives have been launched across the tropics, responding to both the call for demonstration activities in the Bali Action Plan and the market for voluntary carbon offset credits.

Synergy in conservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation: Nordic peatlands and forests

Author : Dinesen, Lars
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9289369515
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Synergy in conservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation: Nordic peatlands and forests written by Dinesen, Lars and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2021-510/ We are facing two global environmental crises, the loss of biodiversity and climate change. Both crises should be handled within the forthcoming decades. Actions implemented to mitigate one challenge should not worsen the other. The two crises are interlinked. Biodiversity, together with geophysical and climatic factors form and maintain ecosystems, which contribute to climate change mitigation by capturing CO2 and store carbon. But the current climate change worsen the negative impact of the main drivers causing biodiversity loss. This leads to further degradation of ecosystems, which in turn may weaken the functionality of ecosystems that reduce the ability of nature to capture and store carbon. The project identified eight cases related to nature-based solutions enacted in the Nordic countries and identifies synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

The Biology of Peatlands, 2e

Author : Håkan Rydin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199602999
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of Peatlands, 2e written by Håkan Rydin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and up to date overview of peatland ecosystems. It examines the entire range of biota present in this habitat and considers management, conservation, and restoration issues.

What Works in Conservation 2021

Author : William J. Sutherland
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 180064275X
Total Pages : 799 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book What Works in Conservation 2021 written by William J. Sutherland and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the creation of artificial reefs benefit subtidal benthic invertebrates? Is the use of organic farming instead of conventional farming beneficial to bat conservation? Does installing wildlife warning reflectors along roads benefit mammal conservation? Does the installation of exclusion and/or escape devices on fishing nets benefit marine and freshwater mammal conservation? What Works in Conservation has been created to provide practitioners with answers to these and many other questions about practical conservation. This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 2526 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2021 edition containssubstantial new material on bat conservation, terrestrial mammal conservation and marine and freshwater mammals, thus completing the evidence for all mammal species categories. Other chapters cover practical global conservation of primates, amphibians, bats, birds, forests, peatlands, subtidal benthic invertebrates, shrublands and heathlands, as well as the conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility, management of captive animals and control of freshwater invasive species. It contains key results from the summarized evidence for each conservation intervention and an assessment of the effectiveness of each by international expert panels. The accompanying website www.conservationevidence.com describes each of the studies individually, and provides full references. This is the sixth author-approved edition of What Works in Conservation, which is revised on an annual basis.

What do we know about Peruvian peatlands?

Author : López Gonzales, M.
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 6023871429
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book What do we know about Peruvian peatlands? written by López Gonzales, M. and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peru is one of the richest peatland countries in the tropics. Its peatlands extend over all three of its regions, with a significant area in the Amazon. These peatlands provide key ecosystem services – storing immense amounts of carbon, uptaking carbon dioxide, nurturing unique biodiversity, regulating water at local and regional levels, and providing both livelihoods and cultural values for local people. The country’s peatlands have deteriorated through anthropogenic activities, including infrastructure construction and resource extraction (e.g. oil, minerals), and unsustainable uses or practices of varying intensity (e.g. overgrazing, peat extraction, palm felling, overhunting); such practices both threaten them and increase their vulnerability. Climate changes also compromise their stability. The Peruvian regulatory framework includes norms and instruments for the sustainable management of wetlands, but peatland-specific regulations are yet to be developed. Recent advances include the elaboration of a national definition for peatlands; however, peatlands are yet to be explicitly included in climate change strategies like REDD+ and NDCs. There is a critical lack of scientific research on Peruvian peatlands; they need to be mapped and inventoried, and their ecological properties and economic and social values characterized. If they are to be sustainably managed, it is also essential to identify and value the knowledges and practices of indigenous communities. The opportunities for the conservation and good management of these key ecosystems are many, including consolidation of mechanisms of payment for ecosystem services, implementation of sustainable resource management plans by the local population, expansion of protected natural areas, and recognition of communities’ tenure rights.

The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set

Author : Edward Maltby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444315820
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set written by Edward Maltby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy. Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.