Overview of the Global Peatlands Assessment

Presented by Patrick Scheel at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action

1. Global Peatlands Assessment – Mapping, Policy, and Action GLF Peatlands 2024 – The Climate Solution We Forgot 06 June 2024 Overview of the Global Peatlands Assessment Global Distribution and Key Data

2. Global Peatlands Assessment Summary for Policy Makers

3. Structure 226 Contributors 44% women; 56% men 51 different countries Authors, reviewers, review editors, and information providers

4. Global Distribution Peatlands in 177 out of 193 UN Member States Global peatland extent per country (including probable peatland). Source: Global Peatlands Assessment data retrieved from the Global Peatland Database compiled by the Greifswald Mire Centre. For more details on the methods and references used for this map, see Annex III. Production of the Global Peatland Map 2.0.

5. Key Global Data Drained Undrained Calculations are based on the drained area for forestry, agriculture and peat extraction. Source: Global Peatlands Assessment data retrieved from the Global Peatland Database compiled by the Greifswald Mire Centre. 1. Global Peatlands Assessment data retrieved from the Global Peatland Database compiled by the Greifswald Mire Centre. 2. Yu et al . (2010). Global peatland dynamics since the Last Glacial Maximum. Geophysical Research Letters 37, L13402 3. Data extracted from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 4. Data extracted from the Ramsar Sites Information Service.

6. Global GHG Emissions Emissions from peatlands degraded by forestry, agriculture and peat extraction per country (microbial respiration only, without fire; including CO2, CH4, N2O, DOC, and emissions from ditches. Data have been derived from multiple sources. Numbers may change with future assessments, but the order of magnitude will probably stay the same for many countries (especially for developed countries and main emitters). Source: Global Peatlands Assessment data retrieved from the Global Peatland Database compiled by the Greifswald Mire Centre. For more details on the methods and references used for this map, see Annex III.3 Production of Thematic Maps.

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8. BE PART OF THE SOLUTION! To learn more about this Initiative contact our team: Fabrice Inkonkoy, [email protected] Patrick Scheel, [email protected] Caroline Borowski, [email protected] And take a look at our website: http://www.globalpeatlands.org/ Because #PeatlandsMatter