Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE)
Soil System Sciences (SSS)

English

16-18

The article and activity sheet are available through the following link: https://futurumcareers.com/studying-and-restoring-canadas-peatlands-and-their-carbon-storage-superpower

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Healthy peatlands capture and store a huge amount of carbon, helping to mitigate climate change. However, industrial activities, such as oil and gas exploration and mining, threaten this storage potential. At the University of Waterloo in Canada, Professor Maria Strack is investigating how disturbance affects peatlands’ ability to store carbon – and how effective restoration efforts can help degraded ecosystems regain this essential function.

This brochure introduces Maria's work, offers an insight into careers in physical geography, contains an interview with Maria and includes an activity sheet that challenges students to explore how peatland disturbance influences climate change. Also available in French.