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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… their area and include: a) direct threats, including drainage and land conversion, excavation, burning, over- … about by: a) changes in agricultural practices – increased drainage and use of fertilizer, change from hay-making to … neglect or abandonment, use of aquatic herbicides; b) land drainage – modification of natural hydrological regimes, …
Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future
… make peatlands so important for long-term carbon storage. Drainage of peatlands also leads to loss of carbon and … peatlands is now taking place in reaction to centuries of drainage in Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, and in Finland where … of Orangutan. Restoration involves the closing of drainage ditches, stopping logging and restoring the …