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S1 E8: Peatlands - The Carbon Storage Powerhouse Protecting Us from Climate Change
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S1 E8: Peatlands - The Carbon Storage Powerhouse Protecting Us from Climate Change
FromWCS Wild Audio
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Any discussion of climate change must consider the role of peatlands. These water-soaked ecosystems comprised of decaying mosses and other plant matter cover a mere 3 percent of the earth’s surface yet store more carbon than all of the world’s forests. But a debate in Canada now pits the mining of minerals essential to renewable energy against protection of critical peatlands. To learn more, WCS Wild Audio checked in with Lorna Harris, a scientist and the program lead for WCS Canada’s national program for Forests, Peatlands, and Climate Change.
Released:
Aug 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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