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Peatlands are important — the UN Environment Programme estimates as much as 600 billion tonnes of carbon are stored there, as decaying organic material gets trapped inside a water-rich environment.

Peatlands, one of the planet’s most crucial carbon sinks, are facing a crisis of protection and preservation, a new global ...

Congo stands on the brink of being at the centre of a devastating new regional war. Europe should act in its own ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.