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They cover just 3% of Earth, yet the unanswered questions around them could reshape climate action forever

Researchers including a number from the University of Exeter, have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about peatlands, providing a global roadmap to guide future science and policy for one of the planet's most important and threatened ecosystems. The paper, "Priority research questions...

They cover just 3% of Earth, yet the unanswered questions around them could reshape climate action forever
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Researchers including a number from the University of Exeter, have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about peatlands, providing a global roadmap to guide future science and policy for one of the planet's most important and threatened ecosystems. The paper, "Priority research questions in global peatland science," is published in Communications Earth & Environment.

Originally published at Phys.org

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