Jakarta, Indonesia
The day was led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) together with coordinating partners UN Environment and the World Bank, and executed with support from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, CGIAR and the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Partnership. Science and breakout session hosts also included the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA). In addition to organizational representation, grassroots representation from across myriad distinct communities in Indonesia, Southeast Asia and the globe were the central focus of activities and discussions.
The event saw a committed effort across the spectrum of GLF stakeholders to ground discussions around peatlands use and management in local-level experiences, challenges, aspirations and expectations. The opening session was led by grassroots leaders from across Indonesia setting the stage for the day, with the second plenary highlighting local experiences from peatlands leaders sharing experiences from Peru, the Congo, Indonesia and more. Community-based perspectives provided a foundation upon which the day’s science sessions, global knowledge exchanges, national-level dialogues and more committed to implementing tangible, context-specific actions and solutions.
