Keep wetlands wet: the myth of sustainable development of tropical peatlands – implications for policies and management

• Main Authors: Evers, S., Yule, C. M., Padfield, R., O'Reilly, P., Varkkey, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76207/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994389343&doi=10.1111%2fgcb.13422&partnerID=40&md5=75f307ff63c6560df6f1e8e3968fed33
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Pristine tropical peat swamp forests (PSFs) represent a unique wetland ecosystem of distinctive hydrology which support unique biodiversity and globally significant stores of soil carbon. Yet in Indonesia and Malaysia, home to 56% of the world's tropical peatland, they are subject to considerab...