Authors:
Alexandra Barthelmes, Cosima Tegetmeyer, Franziska Tanneberger, Reni Barthelmes, Stephan Busse and Hans Joosten
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
database, evaluation, gpd, peatlands
Documentfile:
ipc16p92-96a143barthelmes.tegetmeyer.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
The importance of the huge amounts of greenhouse gases emitted by drained peatlands has recently been recognised by e.g. UNFCCC, IPCC, FAO and the European Union. Also ecosystem services delivered by undrained natural and restored peatlands, like biodiversity, conservation, water retention and regulation, nutrient retention or provision of facilities for tourism gain increasing interest. However, the development of adequate restoration strategies requires the availability of comprehensive and exact geospatial data on the drainage status of peatlands and organic soils worldwide. The Global Peatland Database (GPD) hosted at the Greifswald…