Videos
Accelerating action: Restoration in Indonesia
6 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. This session is conducted in the format of a TV talk show, and will discuss perspectives and actions of various actors representing governments, corporations, NGOs and academia to discover common ground, identify synergies and accelerate restoration initiatives in Indonesia. Peatlands play critical roles in climate change mitigation and adaptation, conservation […]
“Black gold” for climate mitigation?
3 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. New maps and recent discoveries are changing our understanding of the immense carbon storage potential of tropical wetlands and peatlands. And, this knowledge remains largely unappreciated. Contrary to previous belief, we now know of the existence of enormous peatland carbon stocks in the Congo basin and South America. Indonesia continues […]
Peatlands around the world: Challenges and opportunities
3 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. From Peru to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo to Indonesia, peatlands restoration and management efforts have been underway with increasing attention over the past few years. Join distinct perspectives as they share national and local context, challenges, best practices and opportunities for improving peatlands management […]
Community perspectives and priorities in peatlands
3 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. Stark and competing demands characterize peatlands use management. While peatlands are important carbon sinks and stocks, estimated to hold more than 600 Gt of carbon, millions of farmers also derive their livelihoods from unsustainable agricultural practices on these lands. The opening plenary of the Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter event […]
Youth and peatlands
1 Jun 2017
IFSA LC-IPB join the Global Landscapes Forum to host their Asia Pacific Regional Meeting. The youth delegation will engage in capacity building around employing the landscape approach to peatlands management. Youth representatives will develop tangible action plans, campaigns and initiatives at the local, national and international levels to integrate and mainstream youth involvement in peatlands […]
People and peat: Livelihoods in context
1 Jun 2017
Edges of peatlands, usually along rivers, have a long history of human settlement. Peatlands are a challenging place to live, but provide a range of products and income sources, including agroforestry, tree and forest domestication (paludiculture). With the current focus on rewetting, revegetation and revitalization, options for local livelihoods still appear to be an afterthought […]
Peatland fires, haze and health
1 Jun 2017
Forest and peatland fires, which occur on an annual basis in Indonesia, affect the entire Southeast Asian region and result in extensive environmental destruction as well as threats to livelihoods. In particular, the displacement of massive pollution – a brown cloud consisting of fire-born particles mixed with industrial pollution – over Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia […]
Private sector perspectives on peatlands
1 Jun 2017
Drawing on experience and perspectives from members of the Asia Pacific Rainforest Partnership (APRP) Private Sector Roundtable (PSR), the panel discussion will focus on the role of the private sector in identifying durable solutions for the use, management, conservation and restoration of peatlands while considering economic, environmental and social benefits. A moderated discussion will explore […]
Financing sustainable peatland management
31 May 2017
Ambitious global restoration goals have been set as per development agenda which would require close to $36-49 billion in investments each year. Indonesia, whose emissions are led by the Land Use Sector, requires an investment of more than $80 billion needed to rehabilitate forests alone. 2015 witnessed massive forest fires resulting in emissions spiking as […]
Lera Miles of UN Environment: ‘There’s much more peatland there than anyone had ever anticipated’
29 May 2017
By Leona Liu, originally posted on Forests News. Indonesia – Will the recent discovery of peat in the Congo Basin be a boon or a liability for global climate change mitigation? That depends on what happens next, said Lera Miles, Senior Programme Officer at the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Center. Miles was a featured […]
