PEATLAND RESTORATION in Indonesia Dr. Myrna A. Safitri Deputy of Education, Socialization, Participation and Partnership Presentation at Japan Pavilion of COP 22, Marrakech November 11, 2016
Indonesian Tropical Peatland matters Tropical peatlands are one of the largest near surface reserves of terrestrial organic carbon, and their stability therefore has important implications for climate change Indonesia has 15 to 20 million hectares of tropical peatland Between June and October 2015, 2.6 million hectares of land and forest burnt, 875 thousand hectares were on peatland. The World Bank estimates that the fires cost Indonesia at least IDR 221 trillion (USD 16.1 billion), equivalent to 1.9 % of 2015 GDP, constraining GDP growth in the third quarter was the fire and haze related losses in several provinces:
Peatland Restoration Agency Badan Restorasi Gambut (BRG) Established by President Joko Widodo on January 6 2016. The purpose of establishment is to accelerate restoration of the ecosystems and hydrology of degraded peatland and the prevention of fires on peatland, in specific, systematic, decisive/firm, integrated and comprehensive. The main task is coordinating and facilitating the restoration of peatlands in seven provinces of Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Papua. The target is to plan and implement the peatland restoration for a period of 5 (five) years for app. 2,000,000 (two million) hectares of degraded and burnt over peatland.
BRG s Missions Plan, design and carry out restoration of degraded peatland, while promoting their protection and wise management; Strengthen the technical and financial cooperation on peatland restoration; Coordinate and facilitate local governments, communities and other parties to carry out restoration of degraded peatland; Mobilizing public, private and people participation and partnership in the implementation of peatland restoration; Facilitating action research to support the sustainable management of peatland ecosystems.
Plan of Restoration CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE Presidential Regulation 1/2016 2.4 million hectares in 5 years * Midterm Review Exit Strategy 20% 20% 30% 20% 10% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 *Based on Indicative Map of Peatland Restoration (Head of BRG s Decree SK. 05/BRG/Kpts/2016)
Data on Indonesian Tropical Peatland CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE 2.4 million hectares will be restored: 684,637 ha in protected areas 1.4 million hectares in concession areas 396,943 hectares in other cultivation areas 875 thousand ha burnt in 2015 2.8 million ha are peat domes with man made canals 6.2 million ha are intact peat domes 3.1 million ha are non domed peatland, cultivated with canals 12.9 million hectares in 7 provinces in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua Indonesian Peatland 2.87 million hectares ae formally protected areas 3.261.909 hectares are in concession areas Proposed to be protected (moratorium) 10. 05 million hectares are cultivated areas
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Mengenal Gambut Indonesia Agustus 2016 CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE
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Peatland CLICK TO Hydrological EDIT MASTER Unit TITLE Mapping STYLE Detailed PHU map 4 PHUs (Peatland Hydrological Unit), in 4 districts, for more than 600,000 hectare Using LiDAR technology, combined with aerial photo and terrestrial survey Produce map at 1:2500 scale for design of infrastructure Determine deep peat and peat dome for re zonation purpose Contour map
CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE 2.4 million hectares of peatland restoration target Government, NGOs and Communities 1 million hectares Restoration in protected and conservation areas Restoration in communities land Village empowerment Carried out by Central, Provincial and District governments Use state budget and donors Concession Holders 1.4 million hecatres I. Burnt areas: Re wetting: canal blockings Revegetation II. Peat domes: Change to protected areas Re wetting Re vegetation of endemic/adaptive plants III. Village empowerment
3 R Approach in Peatland Restoration
Putting People First Community based Peatland Restoration 2,945 villages in and surrounding peatland ecosystem in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua (7 provinces) 1,205 villages in and nearby the location of peatland restoration 300 villages will be facilitated using state budget (2016 2020) 200 villages will be facilitated by NGOs 500 villages will be facilitated private concessions 1000 villages until 2020; Estimated areas is 500,000 to 750,000 hectares Village planning and boundaries The formation of Rural Zones (landscape app) Social safeguard Conflict resolution and complaint handling Legalization of rights and access Social institution Economic empowerment
CLICK Research TO EDIT MASTER and Monitoring TITLE STYLE Research on hydrological management Research on HCV Research on alternative livelihood Water logger real time Forest monitoring, monitoring of land cover near real time.
CLICK TO EDIT Challenges MASTER TITLE STYLE Achieving target with ambitious first fiscal year Institutional and capacity development Policy and regulation harmonization Partnership building The sufficient restoration fund
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