Media

Selected online media coverage and press releases of our work (last 10 years; excluding copied/reprinted articles and scientific citations)

Benefits of tropical peatland rewetting for subsidence reduction and forest regrowth: results from a large-scale restoration trial

Floods set to worsen on Sumatra peat as landscape gives way (Mongabay)
Water is key as study shows restoration of drained tropical peat is possible (Mongabay)
Opinion | Southeast Asia’s peatlands are in crisis. What can be done? (PressNewsAgency)

DeltaDTM: A global coastal digital terrain model

New coastal elevation model provides more accurate sea-level rise projections (Deltares)

New LiDAR-Based Elevation Model Shows Greatest Increase in Global Coastal Exposure to Flooding to Be Caused by Early-Stage Sea-Level Rise

Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than expected (AGU)
Sea level rise will cause widespread impacts sooner than expected (Earth)
The impact of rising sea levels is being ‘underestimated’, scientists warn (Euronews)
Twice as Much Land in Developing Nations Will be Swamped by Rising Seas than Previously Projected, New Research Shows (Inside Climate News)
How recent research on rising sea levels could impact coastal designs (ASCE)
Coastal Flooding Will Be More Extensive Sooner than Scientists Thought (Hakai Magazine)

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Global LiDAR land elevation data reveal greatest sea-level rise vulnerability in the tropics

Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas - study (Reuters)
Up to 410 million people at risk from sea level rises – study (Guardian)
A Space Laser Shows How Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Will Be (Wired)
Space laser shows 410m people will live in areas hit by rising sea levels by 2100 (The Independent)
‘Hazards are many’: Millions found to be at risk from sea level rise (Sydney Morning Herald)
Around 410M people on the world's coasts will be at risk of rising sea levels by 2100 due to climate change, says new report (Daily Mail)
Rising Sea Levels Could Engulf Millions Of Homes In Coastal Cities, Study Shows (Business Times)
Study: Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas (Dhaka Tribune)
Millions more in Southeast Asia face sea level rise risks than previously thought: Satellite imagery study (Channel News Asia)
Rising sea levels to put over 400 million people at risk by 2100: Study (CNBC)
Researchers suggest 410 million people will be at risk from sea level rise by 2100 (Republic)
Millions in Coastal Communities at Risk of Major Flood Damage (Courthouse News)
New study finds sea level rise underestimated (AsiaNews)
Global Warming and the Danger to Coastal Communities (Modern Diplomacy)
LiDAR data can inform planning for sea level rise: Study (Coastal Review)
Coastal Flooding To Become Much More Common In A Warmer World (Forbes)
L'Atlantide prossima ventura: oltre 400 milioni di persone a rischio (La Stampa)
Líneas costeras asiáticas y tropicales, las más vulnerables al aumento del nivel del mar: studio (Euronews)
Meeresspiegel: Land Unter für die Tropen (scinexx)
La nuova mappa dell’aumento del livello dei mari punisce i tropici (Innovazione)
Veel kusten liggen lager dan gedacht: 410 miljoen mensen lopen risico (MO*)
267 milhões de pessoas estão ameaçadas pelo aumento do nível do mar (Galileu)
La sfida delle inondazioni, sempre più violente e frequenti (Le Scienze)

Assessment of impacts of plantation drainage on the Kampar Peninsula peatland, Riau

Indonesia’s peat peninsula being drained into oblivion, study finds (Mongabay)
A new report on impacts of plantations on the Kampar Peninsula peatland confirms that drained plantations on peatland cannot be sustained (Wetlands International)
A new paper rejects claims that drainage of peatlands for plantations can be sustainable (Tropenbos)

Flooding projections for oil palm plantations in the Rajang Delta peatlands, Sarawak, Malaysia

Flooding projections for oil palm plantations in the Rajang Delta peatlands, Sarawak, Malaysia (Deltares)
Oil palm plantations destroying SE Asia's peatlands: researchers (Reuters)
Peatlands of South East Asia are heading towards a socio-economic disaster (MyHomeTown Malaysia)
Oil Palm Plantations Destroying SE Asia’s Peatlands: Researchers (Jakarta Globe)
Wetlands International warns for massive land subsidence in Rajang river delta, East Malaysia (Dutch Water Sector News)
Do poor environmental practices affect palm oil firms’ bottom lines on a scale meaningful for investors and financiers? (Mongabay)
Wetlands International to highlight soil subsidence and flooding at International Peat Congress (Wetlands International)

APP peatland restoration project

Team of peat experts implements its Forest Conservation Policy (Asia Pulp and Paper)
Forestry Giant Pushes Peatlands Restoration Model As Threat Of Haze Looms (Ecosystem Marketplace)
Encouraging first step, but still a long way to go for APP to stop peat destruction (Wetlands International)
APP to 'retire' 7,000ha of plantations to help Jakarta cut emissions (Business Times)
APP to clear plantations to restore peatlands (Mongabay)
APP touts Indonesia peat project as climate exemplar (Climate Change News)
APP takes big move to restore forests ahead of profits (Eco-Business)
APP commits to first retirement of commercial tropical peatland plantations to cut emissions (Climate Action)