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By Kayla Martin

My work focuses on Can-Peat's second objective of developing a data repository. For my data compilation, I am combing peatland carbon data from six sites across Alberta and Quebec with more sites to come.

Can-Peat has two advisory committees, the Science and Policy Advisory Board and the Indigenous Advisory Council, to guide the research and outreach, ensuring good science and ethical practices. Please welcome our new members.

Across Canada, and internationally, peatlands are subject to significant human disturbances, such as agricultural drainage, forestry drainage, peat extraction, and oil sands mining, which may convert them into a significant carbon (C) source, thus jeopardized their climate mitigation function.