Plantations on peatlands are huge source of carbon emissions

CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso comments on the importance of saving peatlands.
Converting peatlands for wood-pulp and oil palm plantations generates nearly 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, making these ostensibly "green" sources of paper, vegetable oil and biofuels important drivers of climate change, reports new research published by scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).