PEATLAND

2. Government rules and laws designed to regulate environmental impacts.
4. The sinking of land caused by draining peat soils.
6. A satellite-detected area showing unusually high temperatures, indicating fire.
8. Uncontrolled blazes that can burn underground in dry peat.
10. The variety of plant and animal life in a specific habitat.
12. A genus of mosses that is a primary component of many peatlands.
14. Partially decayed organic matter found in waterlogged soils.
20. Atmospheric moisture mixed with smoke that reduces visibility.
22. A potent greenhouse gas released by thawing permafrost and livestock.
23. Technology used to track active forest fires and hotspots.
24. Microscopic matter (like PM2.5) suspended in haze that harms lungs.
25. The high, leafy overhead layer of a tropical rainforest ecosystem.
27. Gases released into the air from burning fossil fuels or peat.
31. Raising the water table to restore drained peatlands.
32. The natural home or environment of an animal or plant.
33. The general ecosystem category that includes bogs, mires, and fens.
36. Type of health illness triggered or worsened by toxic haze.
38. The type of oil plantation frequently linked to deforestation.
40. Actions taken to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
41. The harmful process of drying out peatlands for agriculture.

1. The human use of resources and energy that drives global emissions.
3. Local groups of people essential to successful conservation efforts.
5. A biological community of interacting organisms and their environment.
7. Energy sources like solar and wind that do not deplete resources.
9. The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
11. A natural environment (like peatlands) that absorbs more carbon than it releases.
13. Adjusting society to live with the changing climate.
15. Efforts by youth movements to promote environmental protection.
16. A young plant used extensively in reforestation projects.
17. Meeting environmental standards or regulations set by law.
18. A toxic chemical element found in coal emissions and volcanic gases.
19. The process of repairing degraded peatlands and ecosystems.
21. The gradual increase in Earth's average temperature.
26. A prolonged period of low rainfall that primes peatlands for fire.
28. A mix of smoke and fog that severely impacts urban air quality.
29. A turning point or time of intense danger, often describing climate change.
30. Knowledge or perception of environmental issues among the public.
34. The activity or business of cutting down trees for timber.
35. Peatlands store massive amounts of this element.
37. A slowly moving mass of ice threatened by global temperature rises.
39. An Singaporean NGO focusing on transboundary air pollution and peatland restoration