Peat itself is dark, spongy, and retains a lot of moisture, making it great to help improve both the structure and water retention in garden soil. Peat is commonly used as a soil amendment, organic ...

If the top four feet of peat within the swamp’s southeast water basin closest to the proposed mine is compromised by oxidation and/or fire, 28 million metric tons of carbon dioxide could be ...

3. Description. Components of the Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone ecological community are either temporary or permanent swamps. These swamps are found in a range of locations in the ...

New Forests, a Sydney-headquartered real assets investment manager, is investing in conserving and restoring the Kuan Kreng Landscape (KKL) in Thailand, which holds the country’s second largest peat ...

But if oil companies get the go-ahead on July 28, our maps and other records may be all that’s left to prove intact peat swamp forests once existed in the Congo basin. Trekking into the swamps.

He said peat swamp forest fires reported in 2020 in Selangor and Pahang, totalling 160 and 171.7 hectares respectively, were also reduced to only 6.9 hectares and 2.1 hectares last year. Nik Nazmi ...

KUALA SELANGOR – There is nothing like getting the local communities involved to ensure the success of conservation programmes to protect the nation’s wetlands and forests as well as its flora and ...

Peat swamp forests occur in waterlogged areas where acidic clay soils create anaerobic conditions that prevent dead leaves and wood from decomposing fully. Due to their unique ecosystem and hydrology, ...