Our regular features showcasing CSFL research. The People and the Peat: Making a Living in the World’s Largest Swamp In the Congo Basin lies one of our Earth’s rarest wonders: an immense tropical forest underlain by carbon-rich soil known as peat. Today, it supports the livelihoods of millions of people living in rural riverside settlements along the fringes of this wet and wonderful ecosystem. Researcher Spotlight: Professor Marc Metzger, Director of Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes At the University of Edinburgh, researchers are at the forefront of tackling the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. In this series, we shine a light on the innovative work being done across various disciplines to address the most pressing challenges of our time. Amazon SOS: NERC ‘Large Grant’ Award for Scientists at the University of Edinburgh A consortium of Brazilian and UK researchers, including the University of Edinburgh’s Professor Patrick Meir, Chair in Ecosystem System, School of Geosciences, have secured a £3.7 million UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) research grant to investigate the combined risk of climate change and deforestation to the integrity of Amazonian forests. This article was published on 2024-08-19
