Efforts to restore tropical peatlands need fire-free plantations (commentary)
In Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, peatlands have been extensively drained and cleared using fire for agricultural purposes.
One important step to reverse peatland degradation is to transition to fire-free sustainable peatland management in plantations.
Insufficient law enforcement, lack of inter-agency coordination, relatively weak governance, and poor institutional capacity for forest and peatland management have been barriers to implementation of National Action Plans on Peatlands in ASEAN countries.
This post is a commentary. The views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily Mongabay.
Come dry season every year, fires flare up across Indonesia, including in protected forest areas. Not only do these endanger the plant and animal wildlife in these forests, but they also spew clouds of toxic smoke that choke up cities and lungs, affecting 50 million people across Sout
MAHFSA Regional Workshop and Consultation Meeting for Capacity Building and Knowledge Product Development
16 March 2021, 09:00 AM – 12:10 PM (GMT+7)
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Background
The “Measurable Action for Haze-Free Sustainable Land Management in Southeast Asia” (MAHFSA) Programme is a five-year joint initiative between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Building on the IFAD-Global Environment Facility (GEF) supported ASEAN Peatland Forests Project (APFP 2009-2014) and co-developed by a consortium of the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Global Environment Centre (GEC).