%0 Journal Article %T Peat Lands ¨C Between Exploitation and Conservation of Biodiversity %A £¿OTROPA Anca %A I. P£¿CURAR %A M. BUTA %A C. IEDERAN %J Proenvironment Promediu %D 2010 %I Bioflux Society %X Peat lands are important natural ecosystems with high value for biodiversity conservation, climate regulationand human welfare. Inappropriate management is leading to large-scale degradation of peat lands with majorenvironmental and social impacts.Rehabilitation and integrated management of peat lands can generate multiple benefits including decreasingpoverty, combating land-degradation, maintaining biodiversity, and mitigating climate change. %K peat %K biodiversity %K climate change %U http://proenvironment.ro/promediu/article/viewFile/5519/5149