Abstract: Southeast Asias share of Earths tropical peatlands was previously put at 561, but the largest of the tropics peatland complexes might in fact lie elsewhere. On page 86, Dargie et al. combine satellite data with extensive field measurements of peat depth, carbon concentration and radiocarbon dating to produce a map of potential peat extent and carbon stocks in the Cuvette Centrale depression of the central Congo Basin. The authors propose that the Cuvette Centrale represents the worlds largest…