Protect Peatlands
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: May 8, 2024
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Synopsis
- This interactive article defines and explores the climate solution of peatland protection as a part of an overall sustainability plan to protect these natural carbon sinks.
- Students will be introduced to peatlands' role in sequestering carbon, specifics about boreal, temperate, subtropical, and tropical peatlands, infographics, and interactive calculators.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Project Drawdown, Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Helpful sidebars present numerical data with easy-to-understand graphics and include a call to action for students.
- The information is formatted like a scientific paper, with a clear cause-and-effect framework.
Additional Prerequisites
- Since vocabulary is rigorous, a definition list or graphic organizer would be appropriate.
- Students should be familiar with measurements in hectares and Gigatons.
- Students should have some prior knowledge of climate change and sustainability.
Differentiation
- This article is only one in a large series of climate solutions, and there are many links to related solutions, so teachers can assign small-group research projects.
- Probability and statistics connections can be made in math classes, as there are several data points to evaluate adoption scenarios and effects on the climate.
- Students in English classes can use the article to evaluate the author's purpose, introduce scientific writing styles, or as practice for reading more complex scientific papers.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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