That’s because the swamp, with all its peat and trembling earth, is a massive carbon sink. In some places, the peat is 15 feet thick. Recent studies show that in addition to being home to ...

A new study finds that conserving and restoring these ecosystems could cut the region’s greenhouse ... through conserving and restoring peat swamp forests and mangroves across Southeast Asia.

In KLNFR, a fragile peat swamp forest in need of restoration, efforts have been underway since 2015 to restore it through rewetting (hydrology management), revegetation (planting trees) and ...