APN-SEAPeat Community of Practice Newsletter |
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Welcome to the second edition of our newsletter!
In this issue, we bring you highlights from articles written by our members, on opportunities to scale up peatland-related policies and financing at COP29 and sharing the latest insights on Indonesia’s Peatlands. We also provide a recap of our recent Seminar and Workshop, where experts discussed challenges in integrating policy and governance to reduce peatland emissions and addressed uncertainties in peatland mapping and their impacts. We are also thrilled to announce that our first major publication has been released in Trends in Southeast Asia, marking an important milestone in our research and outreach! |
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| | Peatlands and the Climate: This year’s COP29 must build on COP28 Carbon-rich peat ecosystems hold great potential to mitigate climate change, and help meet Southeast Asian national climate targets. The increased priority and action on peatlands must be continued from COP28 into this November’s COP29. | | |
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| | Participatory Climate Governance: Insights From Indonesia’s Peatlands Indonesia's vast tropical peatlands are crucial for global climate mitigation but are highly vulnerable to disturbance, leading to severe environmental and socio-economic impacts. This article explores how integrating local knowledge with scientific research through participatory decision-making can enhance peatland governance, addressing both climate challenges and the needs of communities reliant on these critical ecosystems. | | |
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Monash University, Indonesia Hosts Seminar on Policy and Governance Approaches to Peatland Emission Mitigation This event is part of the ongoing research project "Policy and Governance Approaches to Cooperative Mitigation of Peatland Carbon Emissions and Transboundary Haze in Southeast Asia," funded by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research in collaboration with Universiti Malaya, University of Nottingham, Universitas Tanjungpura, and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. | | |
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Mitigating Carbon Emissions and Haze in Southeast Asia’s Peatlands: Opportunities and Challenges in Integrating Policy and Governance Helena Varkkey, Matthew Ashfold, Gusti Z. Anshari, Alex M. Lechner, Sharon Seah, Nurisa Wijayanti, Fatima Tuzzahara Alkaf, and Siti Asdiah Masran in Trends in Southeast Asia issue 21 2024 This paper summarize key developments, along with evidence indicating that peatlands represent a large proportion of national GHG emissions in both Indonesia and Malaysia. Further, the study trace the evolution of peatland policies at the national and regional levels, from focusing on conservation to addressing fire and haze issues, reflecting their complex relationship with national development and the corporate sector. It highlight important and yet unrealized opportunities to better integrate carbon emissions reduction alongside fire and haze in the implementation of peatland Nature-based Solutions (NbS), which are interventions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore nature. Emerging financial and market instruments provide one such opportunity. Additionally, the creation of an enabling governance environment through peatland community participation presents an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of NbS across multiple sustainability dimensions. |
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If you have relevant articles, research, or other resources that you believe would benefit our members, please feel free to share them with us for inclusion in future newsletters. Your contributions can help enhance knowledge exchange and foster collaboration across the region. If you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, send us an email at SEApeat.toolkit@gmail.com, and we will remove you from our list.
Thank you! The APN-SEAPeat Team |
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