Indonesia food estate threatens peatlands, with dire climate costs
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“Peatlands are dynamic and diverse and the underlying causes of their degradation are as complex as the ecosystems themselves,” said Nazir Foead, head of Indonesia’s Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG). He made these remarks at the fourth and final webinar in a series convened by BRG and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), which sought to explore and develop criteria and indicators for peatland restoration in Indonesia.
The country has pledged to restore over 2 million hectares of degraded peatlands in response to the U.N. Paris Agreement adopted as an effort to hold global warming in check. However, as Foead said in his keynote address, it is not a simple task. One possible solution to this complex endeavor is to measure progress through an appropriate, easy-to-use set of criteria and indicators that are locally relevant and internationally recognized.
Jokowi installs new chief of Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency 23rd December 2020
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially installed Eng. Hartono (second left) as Head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) at the State Palace, Jakarta, Dec 23, 2020. (ANTARA/Prisca Triferna) Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially installed Eng. Hartono as head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) during an inauguration ceremony held at the State Palace here on Wednesday morning.
The new chief of BRGM was appointed on the basis of Presidential Decree No. 78/M/2020.
Hartono officially replaced Nazir Foead as the agency head tasked with the restoration of degraded peat and mangroves in several regions in Indonesia.