Oleh: Abil Salsabila dan Yoga Aprillianno - Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Indonesia, with its vast agricultural land and abundant natural resources, has long been seen as a prime candidate for the title of an agrarian nation. Even the legendary band Koes Plus referred to it as a "land of paradise," a place where even sticks and stones have the potential to blossom into thriving plants. Yet, skepticism toward Indonesia's claim as an agrarian country has never been unfounded.

Oleh: Abil Salsabila - Tuesday, 04 August 2026

Regulations in Indonesia are much like a "regulatory jungle" that can lead anyone astray who ventures into them. This is especially true when examining the regulations governing the very forests themselves. A long colonial history has left behind a multitude of legal legacies whose underlying logic continues to shape governance today, including within Indonesia's peatland landscapes.

Drowned Peatland

Oleh: Juma Maulana, Agiel Prakoso, Wahyu Perdana, Abil Salsabila, Fiqri Abdi, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Tuesday, 30 June 2026

In addition to forest and land fires (karhutla), which have been the focus of attention, floods also pose a serious threat resulting from peatland ecosystem damage. Through the launch of the 'Drowned Peatland' study, Pantau Gambut highlighted the flood threat in Peat Hydrological Units (KHG) across Indonesia, which are divided into three regions: Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua.

From Concessions to Consequences

Oleh: Juma Maulana, Abil Salsabila, Wahyu Perdana, Agiel Prakoso, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Regulatory inconsistency in protecting peatland ecosystems has turned the communities and ecosystems into victims.

Dread in Wetland Bed

Oleh: Almi Ramadhi, Agiel Prakoso, Juma Maulana, Wahyu Perdana, Abil Salsabila, Johan Wahyu Inzar Robiya, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Through the launch of the study “Dread in Wetland Bed: Corporations, Governments, and All Their Empty Peatland Restoration Commitments”, Pantau Gambut exposes many peatland restoration infrastructures that are not up to standard.

A Decade of Peatland Restoration in Indonesia

Oleh: Abil Salsabila, Juma Maulana, Muhammad Syafiq, Ryan Kusumo, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Tuesday, 04 August 2026

97% of burned peatlands have never returned to forests. This fact serves as the truest reflection of Indonesia's decade-long peatland restoration program, which claims to have restored million hectares of peatlands but failed to reverse the decline of one of the country's most critical ecosystems.

Field of False

Oleh: Juma Maulana, Abil Salsabila, Agiel Prakoso, Johan Wahyu Robiya, Wahyu Perdana, Almi Ramadhi, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Thursday, 31 October 2024

Who would have thought that much of the land designated for the Central Kalimantan Food Estate has now become overgrown with shrubs, or worse, overlapped with privately owned palm oil plantations? Through the launch of the study "Food Misery in the National Granary: A Review of the Central Kalimantan Food Estate Project After Three Years," Pantau Gambut sheds light on the murky current situation of this National Strategic Project (PSN).

A Look at the Track Record of Supporting Parties for Presidential Candidates

Oleh: Abil Salsabila, Wahyu Perdana, Yoga Aprillianno, Iola Abas - Monday, 29 July 2024

Pantau Gambut conducted an analysis of the vision, mission, and programs of presidential and vice-presidential candidates to illustrate the track record of all their supporting parties in the 2024 presidential election contest.