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    Insights peatland Insights
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Indonesia
    Insights
    June 29, 2018

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

    • economics
    • peat
    • peatland
    • economics
    • peat
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    January 25, 2018

    The Rule of Law for Peatland and Environmental Protection

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • forests
    • peat
    • peatland
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • forests
    • peat
    • peatland
    Energy
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    January 25, 2018

    Conserving Forests Could Cut Carbon Emissions As Much As Getting Rid of Every Car on Earth

    • Forests & Land Use
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • emissions
    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • greenhouse gas emissions
    • landscape restoration
    • peat
    • peatland
    • Forests & Land Use
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • emissions
    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • greenhouse gas emissions
    • landscape restoration
    • peat
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    January 9, 2018

    The First Step of Transforming Indonesia’s Peatland Governance: Know Where the Peat Is

    • Climate
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • peat
    • peatland
    • Climate
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • peat
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    December 22, 2017

    A Closer Look on Indonesian Supreme Court’s Decision to Quash A Ministerial Regulation on Peat Protection

    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • peat
    • peatland
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • peat
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    October 31, 2017

    Land Swaps: Encouraging Step for Peatland Restoration?

    • Climate
    • landscape restoration
    • peat
    • peatland
    • restorasi hutan
    • Climate
    • landscape restoration
    • peat
    • peatland
    • restorasi hutan
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    July 14, 2017

    Crowdempowering to Solve Environmental Issue

    • Indonesia
    • peatland
    • Indonesia
    • peatland
    Forests & Land Use
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 10, 2016

    What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • emissions
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • maps
    • peat
    • peatland
    • wetlands
    Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by James Anderson/WRI
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • emissions
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Peat Prize
    • maps
    • peat
    • peatland
    • wetlands

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