Rewet peatlands and block drainage canals
#00286
Raise and stabilize peat water levels by closing or managing drainage so organic soil becomes less available for persistent smoldering fire.
Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency and successor institutions with regional partners · National
Following the 2015 peat-fire crisis, Indonesia established a dedicated Peatland Restoration Agency to implement canal blocking, rewetting, and community-based restoration across priority peatland regions. Implementation…
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FailedIndonesian land, peat and fire-management institutions before and during the 2015 crisis · since 2015 · National
During and before the 2015 fire crisis, drainage of peatlands remained widespread across Indonesia. Hydrological restoration was not implemented at the landscape scale required to prevent persistent smoldering peat fire…
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