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BRG Stipulates the Peatland Restoration Map

Nazir Foead
Head of Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency
Category : Peat Restoration
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Source:

Head of BRG’s Decree on Peatland Restoration Map Stipulation No. SK.05/BRG/KPTS/2016

A decree from the Head of BRG (No. SK.05/BRG/KPTS/2016) states that the Peatland Restoration Map uses a 1:250,000 scale as a standard. Specific areas provide different levels of detail as follows:

  • Peatland ecosystem cultivation and protection zones are shown on a scale of 1:50,000;
  • Peatland ecosystem management is shown on a scale of 1:10,000; and,
  • Peatland wetting construction planning is detailed on a scale of 1:2,500.

The target restoration area covers 2,492,523 hectares. As much as 1,410,943 hectares is located in permitted cultivation areas; 396,943 hectares is located in unpermitted cultivation areas, and the other 684 hectares is located in protected forest.

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