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… of India of ecosystems. For instance, when forest land is diverted or Afforestation (CA) over at least equal land area as the diverted forest land. In addition, a Net … large emphasis has been laid on the conservation, restoration and development of forests. Table 1 presents the …

… Fact Sheet 8 Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth’s land surface, but store more carbon than all the world’s … huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) are released making restoration of great importance for climate change … permission from IPS Peat < 5 % Peat 5 % – 10 % Peat > 10 % land area Mangroves Islands with peat Bays / lagoons often …

… and include: a) direct threats, including drainage and land conversion, excavation, burning, over- grazing, … subject to similar threats. Opportunities exist for the restoration of such areas. Applying the Ramsar Criteria to … can occur as a human-made wetland type, under 3 (irrigated land, including irrigation channels and rice fields), and 4 …