Global Biogeochemical Cycles

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Map highlighting Southeast Asia’s peatlands, which act like giant carbon storage areas but are at risk of deforestation and drainage (Adapted from Masayuki Kondo et al., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, September 24, 2025).
16 Dec 2025
Hiroshima University
A new regional assessment shows that Southeast Asia is a major net source of greenhouse gases, with land-use change and rising fossil fuel use overwhelming natural carbon sinks, reservoirs that store carbon-containing chemical compounds for a long period.