One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland

One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?

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Amazon Basin.

Congo Basin

Kikori Basin

Rio de la Plata Basin

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UPSC IAS – 2024

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The description points to the location of the world’s largest tropical peatland complex. Recent scientific studies, particularly research published around 2017, identified the vast peatlands located in the central Congo Basin as the world’s largest contiguous tropical peat complex. These peatlands store an enormous amount of carbon, estimated to be equivalent to roughly three years of global fossil fuel emissions. Their potential destruction due to climate change, drainage, or land-use change poses a significant risk of releasing this stored carbon, with detrimental effects on the global climate.

The Congo Basin contains the world’s largest tropical peatland, which is a massive carbon sink.

Peatlands are wetlands characterized by the accumulation of partially decayed organic matter (peat). They are important ecosystems and carbon sinks. Tropical peatlands, while less extensive than boreal peatlands, store significant amounts of carbon and are particularly vulnerable to degradation. The Congo Basin peatlands are a critical component of the global carbon cycle.

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