Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Peatlands are important carbon sinks, therefore their degradation mainly due to lowering of
the water table, has an adverse effect to the carbon cycle and largely burden the …

The status of tropical peatlands, one of Earth's most efficient natural carbon stores, is of
increasing international concern as they experience rising threat from deforestation and …

Deforestation in Indonesia in recent decades has made increasingly large parts of the
region vulnerable to fires. Burning is particularly widespread in deforested peatlands, and it …

The rapid Cretaceous diversification of flowering plants remains Darwin's 'abominable
mystery'despite numerous fossil flowers discovered in recent years. Wildfires were frequent …

Uncontrolled fires place considerable burdens on forest ecosystems, compromising our
ability to meet conservation and restoration goals. A poor understanding of the impacts of …

Tropical peatlands are a globally important carbon store. They host significant biodiversity
and provide a range of other important ecosystem services, including food and medicines for …

The carbon-dense peatlands of Indonesia are a landscape of global importance undergoing
rapid land-use change. Here, peat drained for agricultural expansion increases the risk of …

Southeast Asian peatlands, along with their various important ecosystem services, are
mainly distributed in the coastal areas of Sumatra and Borneo. These ecosystems are …

Fire events in tropical peatlands often relate to dry peat conditions associated with climate
variability (drought) and anthropogenic-driven ecosystem degradation. However, drought is …