Dr. Ken Byrne:

I will make a couple of points, following on from what Professor Joosten said. From an atmospheric perspective, a reduced emission is the same as an increased uptake. The benefit to the atmosphere is the same. There is a significant benefit to be gained from rewetting peatlands, by simply reducing emissions, even before considering sequestration, which is a longer-term and perhaps much greater challenge in taking the ecosystem to that next step.