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1 Terms of Reference (TOR) Document No /10/01 1st Tropical Peatland Roundtable -Establishing "International Committee for Technical-Advice on Tropical Peatland-Restoration Action in Indonesia (ICPRA)"- Jointly organized by International Peatland Society (IPS), Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG),and Japan Peatland Society (JPS) Background In early 2016, his Excellency the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, issued a regulation establishing the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) with the mandate of restoring two million hectares of peatland ecosystems in five years. While there is an urgency to achieve peatland restoration in Indonesia, this is complicated by the presence of multiple stakeholders. Such stakeholders involved in peatland management include 1) local communities, 2) oil palm and pulp wood plantation companies and 3) agro-industries which grow sago, nipa, coconut, coffee, pinang, pineapple or native species for food and produce the biomass for bio-energy, 4) Universities, Research Institutions and Non Governmental Organizations. In addition to multiple stakeholders that influence peatland management, peatlands a complicated ecosystems. Furthermore, peatland management is complicated not only because of the presence of multiple stakeholders but also due to the nature of peatland ecosystems. There are multiple elements that should be considered when managing peatland, such as 1) water level, 2) nutrient status of soil and water, 3) vegetation, 4) topography and 5) socio-economic systems. For more than 20 years, Indonesian and international scientists have collaborated in the study of peatland ecosystems and restoration methods, resulting in numerous publications. The results of some such studies have been the basis for some Indonesian ministerial regulations on peatland management. Examples of such regulations include the requirement that ground water level in peatland plantations be maintained at or above 40cm below ground level or the requirement that 30% of any peat dome to be allocated for peat dome conservation (according to Government Regulation No.57 Year 2016 on Protection and Management of Peatland Ecosystem). However, these scientific findings are normally made with a focus of a single discipline and tend not to be sufficiently integrated into the multi-disciplinary basket of knowledge referred to by policy makers. There is an urgent need for further action from scientists to bring together the existing knowledge and carry out additional work to enable conservation and sustainable management of peatlands in Indonesia. 1

2 Objectives The Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) has created a program to restore and rehabilitate 2,000,000 (two million) hectares of degraded peatlands. There is a strong need for scientific and technical evaluation of peatland restoration techniques. Therefore, in order to establish a research and technical support system from international societies, the Minutes of Meetings (MoM) was signed in Aberdeen on 31 st of May 2017 among the International Peatland Society (IPS), Peatland Restoration Agency of the Government of Republic of Indonesia (BRG), and Japan Peatland Society (JPS) on Peatland Restoration in Indonesia. The MoM recorded that IPS, BRG, and JPS would hold a series of discussions on the support to peatland restoration activities in Indonesia which included the following actions: 1. Formation of the International Committee for Peatland Restoration Action in Indonesia 2. Convene the 1st Tropical Peatland Roundtable with the title of Framework on Tropical Peatland Restoration Integrated Actions to be held in Indonesia later According to the MoM,"1st Tropical Peatland Roundtable - Framework on Tropical Peatland Restoration" is to be organized by IPS, BRG and JSP from the 1st to the 4th of November 2017 in Indonesia. 1st " Tropical Peatland Roundtable" will discuss the 'Framework on Tropical Peatland Restoration', and propose an action plan ('Jakarta Declaration'). To realize this action plan on peatland restoration, it was proposed to organize the "International Technical-Advisory Committee for Technical-Advice on Tropical Peatland-Restoration Action in Indonesia"(ICPRA). ICPRA will support Tropical Peatland Restoration, and provide advice to connect international activities with the private sector, NPO, and donors. The Action Plan under the ICPRA will focus on the following 4 pillars: 1. Establish an advanced monitoring, reporting and verification system development for TIER 3* level of UNFCCC 2. Operate the "Model Pilot Project" on peatland restoration 3. Establish a capacity building system 4. Establish "Center/Platform on Tropical Peatland-Restoration Actions" *) TIER 3 Technical level for Carbon Flux Estimation Expected Outcomes It is expected that this "Tropical Peatland Roundtable" will result in the following outputs: 1. A proposal outlining an action plan on peatland restoration 2. Organize "International Committee for Technical-Advice on Tropical Peatland-Restoration Actions in Indonesia" (ICPRA) 2

3 3. Establish institute/platform on "Center for Tropical Peatland-Restoration Actions" Date and Venue 1 st Tropical Peatland Roundtable 09:00~16:00 November 1st, :00~17:00 November 2nd, 2017 Venue Menara Peninsula Hotel, Jakarta, Jasmine 4 room, 3rd Floor Jalan Letjen S. Parman Kav. 78, Jakarta Telephone: (62-21) Fax: (62-21) Welcome dinner 18:30~20:00 November 1st, 2017 Field Excursion to Palangkaraya (Advanced registration required) November 3 rd to 5th, 2017 Venue (Refer to agenda for field trip) 3

4 Agenda 1 st Tropical Peatland Roundtable Date Time Agenda PIC 1 st, Nov 08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee 09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks 1) Ir, Nazir Foead MSc (President of the Peatland Restoration Agency) 2) Dipl.-Ing.Gerald Schmilewski (The president of International Peatland Society) 09:30-12:00 Topics Presentation 1) Dr. Budi Wardana: Road Map of Indonesian Peatland Restoration 2) Ir. Karliansyah, MSc: The Policy of Peatland Restoration in Concession Areas. 3) Dr. Haris Gunawan: Science and Local Knowledge to Strengthen Peatland Restoration Action. 4) Dr. Hidenori Takahashi: Developing System on Water Table Monitoring 5) Dr. Albertus Sulaiman: Building An Integrated Peatland Monitoring Through Modeling and Mapping Water Table 6) Dr. Takashi Hirano: Long Term Monitoring of CO 2 Flux in Tropical Peatlands 7) Dr. Kosuke Mizuno: Collaboration Program for Peatland Restoration Actions 13:00-16:00 Roundtable Discussion 18:30-20:00 Welcome dinner party Supported by BRG 2 nd, Nov 09:00-09:30 Coffee Chaired by Dr. Haris Gunawan and Dr. Mitsuru Osaki 1) "Discussion Paper" explanation by Dr. Mitsuru Osaki (President of Japan Peatland Society) 2) Proposing discussion points by Bambang Setiadi 09:30-11:45 Action plan discussion Chaired by Dr. Jack Rieley(Executive Board of International Peatland Society) 11:45-13:00 Lunch 13:00-14:00 Jakarta Declaration Jakarta Declaration on Tropical Peatland by Gerald Schmilewski (The president of International Peatland Society) 14:00-15:00 Closing Bambang Setiadi 16:00-17:00 Press Briefing Ir, Nazir Foead MSc (President of Peatland Restoration Agency) Field Excursion to Palangkaraya Date Time Agenda PIC 4

5 Date Time Agenda PIC 3 rd, Nov 05:45-07:35 Flight to Palangkaraya by Garuda Indonesia 10:00 Early check-in 12:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-16:00 Lecture of Peatland in the Kahayan-Sebangau Hydrological Unit 18:00-20:00 Dinner 4 th, Nov 09:00-16:00 Field Excursion 18:00-20:00 Dinner 5 th, Nov 09:00-12:00 Discussion session on Action plan for model pilot project 12:00~12:30 Summary and proposal on model pilot project 17:30-19:10 Flight to Jakarta by Garuda Indonesia Fieldtrip to Palangkaraya * *) The number of participant is limited. Confirmed registrants will be informed after the registration deadline. Organizing Committee - Mr. Gerald Schmilewski (President of IPS) - Mr. Nazir Foead (Head the Peatland Restoration Agency) - Dr. Mitsuru Osaki (President of Japan Peatland Society) - Dr. Jack Rieley (IPS EB) - Dr. Haris Gunawan (BRG) - Dr. Page Susan E. - Dr. Bambang Setiad (President of National Research Council of Indonesia) - Secreatary of Organizing Committee - Dr. Oide (Hokkaido University/ JICA-BRG) - Ms. Kayo Matsui Msc. (Hokkaido University/ JICA-BRG) - Ms. Weta (JICA-BRG) - Ms. Susann Warnecke (IPS) - Mr. Kitso Kusin Msc. (CIMTROP, UPR) 5