AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2020

When they form new bodies of water, they contribute to the thawing of frozen permafrost, which is a natural reservoir for methane and carbon dioxide. These beavers carry dead trees and shrubs to create dams, resulting in new lakes that flood the permafrost soil and release methane.

Methane 28

Methane Climate change Soil Carbon 28

Grist

JUNE 4, 2021

Beneath all that white serenity, some of those fires actually continue smoldering underground, chewing through carbon-rich peat, biding their time. They calculated that between 2002 and 2018, overwintering fires were responsible for 0.8 Northern soils are loaded with peat, dead vegetation that’s essentially concentrated carbon.

Soil 132

Soil Carbon Climate change Methane 132

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A small metal platform at the top, 48 metres above the floor of a peatland rainforest reserve, provides a unique, 360-degree vantage point to witness one of the most biodiverse, carbon-rich habitats left on Earth. In fact, peatland contains up to 50 per cent carbon content, compared to the two per cent typically found in mineral soil.

Methane 65

Methane Biodiversity Carbon Soil 65