The slow, muddy work of saving ancient bogs

climate, covering only about three percent of the world's land surface but storing twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined. When these wetlands are drained, damaged, or harvested, the stored carbon reacts with oxygen and is released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, transforming them from carbon sinks into major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, peatland restoration projects have become a vital component of