Plantations on peatlands are huge source of carbon emissions

Plantations on peatlands are huge source of carbon emissions
mongabay.com
November 29, 2010

Converting peatlands for wood-pulp and oil palm plantations generates nearly 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, making these ostensibly "green" sources of paper, vegetable oil and biofuels important drivers of climate change, reports new research published by scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).