New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and ...

Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of ...

Multiple sensors on ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite have been used to peer beneath a vast pall of smoke above tropical Borneo and detect fire hotspots – known to add millions of tons of harmful ...

A new study has found that oil palm can be farmed more sustainably on peatlands by re-wetting the land - conserving both biodiversity and livelihoods. The research looked at tropical peatland ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government is preparing to auction off a series of licenses to drill for oil in the Congo basin. This threatens to damage around 11 million hectares of the world ...

A new study in Indonesia’s palm oil capital of Riau has found that proximity to roads and processing mills are key factors determining whether small farmers expand their cultivation into peat swamp ...

Bart Crezee receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. Simon Lewis has received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, the Royal Society, the European Union, the ...

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study. An international team of ...