Recent studies
• Recent work* has provided improved knowledge and
understanding of:
• Mass of fuel available for combustion (depth of burn & peat physical
characteristics) in degraded, drained peatlands
• Influence of fire frequency on depth of burn
• Influence of drainage on depth of burn
• Poor knowledge of these characteristics for plantation &
smallholder landscapes
• Growing knowledge of the gaseous emissions factors (but still
more work needed)
• Improved knowledge could allow reporting of carbon emissions
from fire at IPCC Tier 2