Wetlands - Humedales
Wetlands are particularly sensitive areas and benefit from special protection, eg fencing.
These wetlands are located high and on private land,
they are not accessible, some of them are quicksand swamps and dangerous.
Los humedales son áreas particularmente sensibles y
benefician de una protección especial, por ejemplo, cercas.
Estos humedales están ubicados en lo alto y en terrenos privados, son inaccesibles, algunos son pantanos de arenas movedizas peligrosos.
Las turberas como compromiso de Chile frente al cambio climático
Dr Fernan Silva, SAG: publicaciones humedales Aysén
Wetlands are the most fertile non-marine ecosystems on the planet.
They produce 2,5 kg/m2 of carbon mass, more than tropical forests.
Wetlands are among the richest ecosystems of Earth.
Sphagnum in the wetlands - valuable for ecosystem and for combating climate change, acting as carbon storage. Wetlands of the region need special protection: Sphagnum is heavily exploited and exported in the region.
Valuable allies for forest restoration: provide stabilising surface around seedlings and for woodland islands.
Some wetlands turn into forested areas when protected, like the peat bog in the project.
Inland wetlands disappear faster than coastal.
What the world needs now to fight climate change: More swamps.pdf
Restoration of peatlands: elimination of cattle, of drainage.
Wetlands international: www.wetlands.org.
