Environment & Ecology · Environment

With reference to peatlands and their ecological significance, consider the following statements: I. Peatlands are permanently or seasonally water-saturated ecosystems and occur across tropical, temperate and boreal regions. II. Despite covering a relatively small share of the Earth's land surface, peatlands store more carbon than all global forest biomass combined. III. The Cuvette Centrale basin in Central Africa hosts the largest known tropical peatland complex in the world. IV. The Brasilia Declaration represents a multilateral global agreement specifically aimed at the legal protection and conservation of peatland ecosystems. Which of the statements given above is NOT correct?