Introduction

Monitor Pledges

The pledge to protect and restore peatlands has been initiated by President Jokowi, ministries, and local governments through various regulations and mandates. Through these pledges, it is hoped that Indonesia can be free from land and forest fire disasters, have a healthy peat ecosystem, and support the economy of the surrounding community.

However, even today the distribution of hotspots on peatlands is still detected every year.

Burned Peatlands in Indonesia

Data on burned areas shows that peatlands always burn every year with varying extent.

KLHK *in thousands of hectares

Has the commitment to protect and restore peatlands been running optimally? Let’s monitor the implementation!

Umbrella Pledge

President Joko Widodo committed to total protection of peatlands in a speech he delivered in 2014. Several regulations and policies related to peat ecosystems have been issued by the government. To what extent has this commitment been achieved so far?

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Total protection of natural forests, peatlands, and coastal areas.

WALHI Environmental Conference
Jakarta, 14 October 2014

Pledge Category

Monitoring Peat Protection Pledges

Pantau Gambut monitors 3 main issues that determine President Jokowi’s success in achieving peat protection pledges. Let’s look at a recent analysis of these issues and a list of supporting pledges.

Umbrella Commitment
Peat Restoration
Peat Moratorium
Peat Fire

Peat Restoration

The Indonesian government is focused on restoring peatlands, especially areas that were burned in 2015. The government established a non-structural state institution to focus on addressing the issue of peat restoration and improving several important regulations for peat protection.

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Latest Analysis

This pledge category's analysis is currently under development. Please try again periodically or explore the category's supporting pledges. 

 

 

 

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Peat Fire

Peat fires have been occurring since a way back. In 1997/1998, 2,124,000 hectares of peat swamp forest were severely burned, and the fires emitted 156.3 million tons of carbon. Since then, peat fires have continued to occur every year with different intensities and peaked again in 2015.

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Latest Analysis

The government is again wary of the double threat of forest and land fires as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. This vigilance is heightened during the peak of the dry season from August to October 2021 because it becomes a challenge for the government to focus its attention.

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Methodology illustration

Methodology

The methodology we applied

We apply a certain methodology in analyzing peatland restoration pledges.

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