Another great paper from Resti Salmayenti's PhD now out showing that peatland restoration & conservation management reduces tropical peatland fires (esp. during stronger El Nino). Free access here:
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Hotspots density in restored peatlands reduced significantly by up to 2.6 km−2 compared to matched unrestored peatlands in 2019
Deep wells show greater hotspot reduction and cover a larger area, ...