This is not the point, nor the problem.... 1. Tropical peatland is not just trees. Its also got peat - a pile of vegetation that isn't exactly rotting - but ra

This is not the point, nor the problem.... 1. Tropical peatland is not just trees. Its also got peat - a pile of vegetation that isn't exactly rotting - but rather storing carbon. In fact peat is a fuel source in many parts of the world - not coal or oil, but similar to those in releasing otherwise stored carbon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_peat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_peat 2. The process in this area also releases a lot of methane, which rotting doesn't always release, and certainly doesn't release this quickly.