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“CALL for PROPOSALS” Community-based Peatland Restoration

DMG-Indonesia is governed by Wetlands International’s Indonesia office and endorsed by the Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG (Letter No. S.31/KaBRG/D1/4/2017) to ensure optimal complementarity and […]

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Indonesian Peatland Partnership Fund

DMG-Indonesia is partnership fund governed by Wetlands International, designed to supportprojects in community-based peatland conservation, restoration and sustainable development. DMG-Indonesia is endorsed by the Indonesian […]

News

Press Release : Wetlands International Indonesia launches a new initiative: The Indonesian Peatlands Partnership Fund A small grants programme to support community-based peatland conservation, restoration and sustainable development

Jakarta, May 2, 2017 – In 2015, devastating forest and peatland fires occurred in Indonesia, impacting public health, economy and the environment. Peatlands become prone […]

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Joint Statement on Asia Pulp and Paper’s OKI mill in South Sumatra, Indonesia

On December 23, 2016 Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) announced it had started production at one of the largest pulp and tissue mills in the […]

Publication

Peatland Distribution in Sumatra and Kalimantan explanation of its data sets including source of information, accuracy, data constraints and gap

This report describes the steps taken to produce Atlases of the distribution and stores of below-ground Carbon in the peatlands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. This report […]

A new paper rejects claims that drainage of peatlands for plantations can be sustainable

In 2015 Indonesia was hit by a disastrous haze event caused by extensive peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. In response, the Indonesian government launched […]

Joint letter calling on financial regulators and major banks to prevent repeat Southeast Asia haze crisis in 2016

As the fire season resumes in Southeast Asia, financial regulators are asked to introduce emergency sanctions to stop banks providing financial services to forest-sector clients […]

Indonesia’s largest pulp-for-paper producer risks defaulting on sustainability commitments due to bad peatland management

Netherlands – In 2013 Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) committed to use plantation fiber instead of clearing natural forests. However, in the same year APP […]

NGO letter to pulp and paper giant APRIL on peat management in the Kampar peninsula

A group of local and international NGOs have send a letter to the pulp-for-paper giant APRIL regarding the management of its concessions on tropical peatlands […]

Policy Analysis of PP 71/2014

This policy analysis of the Government Regulation 71/2014 on the Protection and Management of Peat Ecosystems shows the gaps in the current regulation and presents […]