Ecologists: Draining, Burning Peat Bogs In SE Asia Puts More Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Air Than Fossil Fuel Emissions From Major Polluting Countries
Draining peat bogs to burn the matter for fuel or to create farms and plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei is not only harming the environment by contributing to global warming, but the practice poses a threat to water resources as well, experts say.
Dutch non-profit Wetlands International estimates CO2 emissions from drained or burned Indonesian peatlands at about two billion tons annually.
Not only is that equal to about 10 ...
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