Authors:
Kalyana Sundram
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
natural-resources, peatlands, society
Documentfile:
ipc16a-455p16sundram.pdf
Summary:
Humanity currently requires all available natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable be managed optimally and sustainably. Peatlands is one such resource and historically mankind has excavated and exploited peat for fuel and use as arable land for agriculture and forestry. Peatlands have vital ecological functions, support biodiversity and functions as a carbon depository. In the process of exploiting peat and its associated natural…