Mongabay News on MSN3d
Peru’s rare peatland swamps at risk as illegal gold mining expands
By Maxwell Radwin Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known as peatlands, a type of swamp ...
Wind, lack of rain and swampy land causes delays in putting out Southwest Miami-Dade brush fire
Crews are running into some delays in putting out a brush fire that has burned over 700 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade. Dry ...
WVXU8d
An Ohio conservation program makes protecting the state’s forests more profitable
The vast majority of Ohio forestland is privately-owned. While many owners may be tempted to cut and sell trees in the ...
The Star20d
Planting to protect peat swamp forest in Selangor
In KLNFR, a fragile peat swamp forest in need of restoration, efforts have been underway since 2015 to restore it through rewetting (hydrology management), revegetation (planting trees) and ...