Videos

2nd AFR100 Annual Partnership Meeting, held in Niamey, Niger on September 26-28 September 2017.

A conversation with Ann Jeannette Glauber, Lead Environment Specialist at the World Bank, during the Global Landscapes Forum thematic event Peatlands Matter in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2017. Read also: http://blog.cifor.org/50006/ann-jeannette-glauber-of-world-bank-indonesias-2015-fires-cost-twice-as-much-as-tsunami-clean-up?fnl=en

A conversation with Emmanuela Shinta, Dayak Leader, Filmmaker and Activist at the Ranu Welum Foundation during the Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter thematic event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2017.

This session is conducted in the format of a TV talk show, and will discuss perspectives and actions of various actors representing governments, corporations, NGOs and academia to discover common ground, identify synergies and accelerate restoration initiatives in Indonesia. Peatlands play critical roles in climate change mitigation and adaptation, conservation and economic development. Indonesia’s fire […]

New maps and recent discoveries are changing our understanding of the immense carbon storage potential of tropical wetlands and peatlands. And, this knowledge remains largely unappreciated. Contrary to previous belief, we now know of the existence of enormous peatland carbon stocks in the Congo basin and South America. Indonesia continues to house the most peat […]

From Peru to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo to Indonesia, peatlands restoration and management efforts have been underway with increasing attention over the past few years. Join distinct perspectives as they share national and local context, challenges, best practices and opportunities for improving peatlands management around the world. What have […]

Stark and competing demands characterize peatlands use management. While peatlands are important carbon sinks and stocks, estimated to hold more than 600 Gt of carbon, millions of farmers also derive their livelihoods from unsustainable agricultural practices on these lands. The opening plenary of the Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter event brings together voices and perspectives […]

IFSA LC-IPB join the Global Landscapes Forum to host their Asia Pacific Regional Meeting. The youth delegation will engage in capacity building around employing the landscape approach to peatlands management. Youth representatives will develop tangible action plans, campaigns and initiatives at the local, national and international levels to integrate and mainstream youth involvement in peatlands […]

Edges of peatlands, usually along rivers, have a long history of human settlement. Peatlands are a challenging place to live, but provide a range of products and income sources, including agroforestry, tree and forest domestication (paludiculture). With the current focus on rewetting, revegetation and revitalization, options for local livelihoods still appear to be an afterthought […]

Forest and peatland fires, which occur on an annual basis in Indonesia, affect the entire Southeast Asian region and result in extensive environmental destruction as well as threats to livelihoods. In particular, the displacement of massive pollution – a brown cloud consisting of fire-born particles mixed with industrial pollution – over Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia […]