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2023

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Peatlands cover only 3–4% of the Earth’s surface, but they store nearly 30% of global soil carbon stock. This significant carbon store is under threat as peatlands continue to be degraded at alarming rates around the world. It has prompted countries worldwide to establish regulations to conserve and reduce emissions from this carbon rich ecosystem. For example, the EU has implemented new rules that mandate sustainable management of peatlands, critical to reaching the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. However, a lack of information on the extent and condition of peatlands has hindered the development of national policies and restoration efforts. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on mapping and monitoring peatlands from field sites to the globe and identifies areas where further research is needed. It presents an overview of the different methodologies used to map peatlands in nine countries, which vary in definition of peat soil and peatland, mapping coverage, and mapping detail. Whereas mapping peatlands across the world with only one approach is hardly possible, the paper highlights the need for more consistent approaches within regions having comparable peatland types and climates to inform their protection and urgent restoration. The review further summarises various approaches used for monitoring peatland conditions and functions. These include monitoring at the plot scale for degree of humification and stoichiometric ratio, and proximal sensing such as gamma radiometrics and electromagnetic induction at the field to landscape scale for mapping peat thickness and identifying hotspots for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Remote sensing techniques with passive and active sensors at regional to national scale can help in monitoring subsidence rate, water table, peat moisture, landslides, and GHG emissions. Although the use of water table depth as a proxy for interannual GHG emissions from peatlands has been well established, there is no single remote sensing method or data product yet that has been verified beyond local or regional scales. Broader land-use change and fire monitoring at a global scale may further assist national GHG inventory reporting. Monitoring of peatland conditions to evaluate the success of individual restoration schemes still requires field work to assess local proxies combined with remote sensing and modeling. Long-term monitoring is necessary to draw valid conclusions on revegetation outcomes and associated GHG emissions in rewetted peatlands, as their dynamics are not fully understood at the site level. Monitoring vegetation development and hydrology of restored peatlands is needed as a proxy to assess the return of water and changes in nutrient cycling and biodiversity.

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Landbruksøkonomer i NIBIO har undersøkt hvordan ulike tilpasninger i driftsopplegg slår ut på lønnsomheten i spesialisert kjøttproduksjon med bevaringsverdige storferaser. Målet var å identifisere de viktigste faktorene knyttet til valg av rase og undersøke hvordan ulike tilpasninger i driftsopplegg påvirker økonomien.

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Det har ikke vært samme mistanke om forekomst av gen for horn i vestlandsk raudkolle. Men siden rasen i årene 1947–1990 var slått sammen med vestlandsk fjordfe, en rase der ca 1/3 av dyra er hornet, til sør- og vestlandsfe, kan en forvente at genet for horn også finnes i vestlandsk raudkolle. Denne bakgrunnshistorien er hovedmotivasjonen for å kartlegge forekomsten av genet for horn i alle seminokser av vestlandsk raudkolle. Av 65 okser var det kun tre okser som bærer genet for horn. Denne frekvensen er så lav at det ikke anses som nødvendig å sette inn spesielle tiltak for å redusere forekomsten ytterligere.