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    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    February 9, 2022

    Mapping, Management, and Mitigation: How Peatlands Can Advance Climate Action in Southeast Asia

    • climate
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • Mapping
    • peat
    • peatland
    Despite playing a major role in climate action, peatlands have been deforested and drained for agricultural lands. Photo credit: Nanang Sujana/CIFOR
    • climate
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • Mapping
    • peat
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    March 17, 2021

    3 Types of Peatlands to Avoid for the Food Estate Program

    • lahan gambut
    • peatland
    Peatland in Sebangau River, Central Kalimantan. Photo credit: Hidayah Hamzah/WRI
    • lahan gambut
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    June 23, 2020

    Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Rice Agriculture on Peatlands

    • Climate
    • agriculture
    • peatland
    Hutan Gambut di Taman Nasional Sebangau, Kalimantan Tengah, yang ludes terbakar pada akhir 2015. Kalau tata kelola buruk dan gambut sampai rusak atau kering, ancaman kebakaran dan banjir pun selalu mengintai. Foto: Sapariah Saturi/ Mongabay Indonesia
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    January 17, 2020

    'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

    • forest
    • indigenous people
    The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    October 8, 2019

    Intense Forest Fires Threaten to Derail Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • peatland
    Many farmers in Indonesia use slash-and-burn methods to clear land for agriculture. Photo by Wakx/Flickr
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • peatland
    Insights
    October 8, 2019

    5 Maps Show How Moving Indonesia’s Capital Could Impact the Environment

    • cities
    • deforestation
    • forest
    • peatland
    Jakarta's sky around Senayan area. Photo credit: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute
    • cities
    • deforestation
    • forest
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    July 29, 2019

    Indonesia Is Reducing Deforestation, but Problem Areas Remain

    • deforestation
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • peatland
    Tree cover loss in Indonesia declined for the second year in a row in 2018, but problem areas remain in some provinces. Photo by Josh Estey/AusAID
    • deforestation
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 22, 2019

    Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

    • indigenous people
    Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
    • indigenous people
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    December 14, 2018

    Quo Vadis Social Forestry

    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    November 13, 2018

    Indonesia's Last Forest Frontier: 3 Facts to Know About Papua

    • forest
    • forest restoration
    • peatland
    • sustainable development goals
    Forest in Baliem Valley, West Papua. Flickr/Axel Drainville
    • forest
    • forest restoration
    • peatland
    • sustainable development goals
    Insights
    September 20, 2018

    Between Facts and Misconseption: 3 Things We Need to Know About Paludiculture

    • lahan gambut
    • peat
    • peatland
    Lahan gambut di Desa Perambatan, Sumatera Selatan. Foto oleh Josefhine Chitra/WRI Indonesia
    • lahan gambut
    • peat
    • peatland
    Insights
    September 17, 2018

    Safeguarding the Carbon Stored in Indigenous and Community Lands is Essential to Meeting Climate Goals

    • climate change
    • forest
    • indigenous people
    A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
    • climate change
    • forest
    • indigenous people
    Forests & Land Use
    Insights
    August 15, 2018

    Indonesia's Deforestation Dropped 60 Percent in 2017, but There's More to Do

    • deforestasi
    • deforestation
    • forest restoration
    • hutan
    • lahan gambut
    • peatland
    Fog over the forest in Kerinci-Seblat National Park. Flickr/Luke Macklin
    • deforestasi
    • deforestation
    • forest restoration
    • hutan
    • lahan gambut
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    July 31, 2018

    Long, winding road for indigenous rights

    • indigenous people
    • Indonesia
    • land rights
    • indigenous people
    • Indonesia
    • land rights
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    July 16, 2018

    As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

    • deforestation
    • forest
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • land tenure
    • natural resources
    • palm oil
    • deforestation
    • forest
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • land tenure
    • natural resources
    • palm oil
    Indonesia
    Insights
    June 29, 2018

    Restoring Peat, Improving Welfare, and Empowering Women: Can We Have It All?

    • economics
    • peat
    • peatland
    • economics
    • peat
    • peatland

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