COP26 | Peatlands of the Nile Basin - NBI countries recognize peatlands as nature-based solutions

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TheDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Succow Foundation, the Nile Basin Initiative; the Ministry of Water and Environment from Uganda, and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry from South Sudan, raised awareness regionally and globally about the importance of peatlands in the Nile Basin, estimated to contain 5 to 10 % of the known tropical peat carbon stock in the world. The speakers shared experiences in incorporating peatland action into their climate change policies.

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Language
English

Length
1:16:12

Date of publication
2021

Country
Uganda, Sudan

Project

The Global Peatlands Initiative: Assessing, Measuring and Preserving Peat Carbon

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