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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… are most vulnerable and threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and thus in need of urgent priority action to … particularly vulnerable and threatened by habitat loss and degradation, the identification and designation of threatened … vulnerability, such that minor impacts can lead to major degradation, and to those with potential for restoration …
Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future
… of peatlands also leads to loss of carbon and fertile soil, including severe soil subsidence and salt water intrusion in lowland coastal … by the presence of water and special vegetation. The peat soil, often exceeding many meters in depth, consists of …