By Jeanne Christie – The Compleat Wetlander – December 13, 2011

It is a good news~bad news week for wetlands and climate change following the close of the Durban Climate Change Summit.  The good news is that for the first time there is an incentive for restoring and protecting peatlands included in an international agreement addressing climate change. The bad news is that other contributions from other kinds of wetlands are not included. Peatlands occur from the tropics to the arctic and drained peatlands are a significant source of carbon accounting for 6% of the global carbon emissions.  Carbon contributions from peatlands occur in part in response to drainage of these wetlands for agriculture and forestry.  For full blog post, click here.