India, Aug. 4 -- A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on July 31, 2026 provides a stronger scientific foundation for improving the accuracy, transparency and credibility of greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates from peatlands and organic soils, particularly in developing countries, where data on peatland emissions remain limited.

The report, Peat-Emit: Supporting Developing Economies to Estimate and Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Organic Soils, introduced updated emission factors and identified key data gaps and methodological improvements needed to better assess emissions from peatlands.

Emission factors estimate the amount of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide released per he...