Mire or Peatland is a wetland area dominated by living peat-forming plants. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and deprived oxygen. All types of mires share the common characteristic of being saturated with water at least seasonally with actively forming peat, while having their own ecosystem. The world’s largest Peatland was discovered in 2017 beneath the forests of the Congo Basin. Peatlands are a type of wetland which occur in almost every country and are known to cover at least 3% of global land surface.  Mires are important for preventing … Continue reading Peatlands, The Terrestrial Carbon Sinks Of The Planet – India & Africa