#peat-fire

Drainage exposes carbon-rich peat to drying and smoldering combustion that can persist underground, resist surface suppression and produce prolonged smoke.

Provide crops, practices, finance and market access that let communities use wet peat without drainage and open burning.

Re-establish locally appropriate peat-forming and wetland vegetation after hydrological repair to stabilize the site and support long-term recovery.

Raise and stabilize peat water levels by closing or managing drainage so organic soil becomes less available for persistent smoldering fire.

Use biome-specific rules, enforcement and alternatives to prevent deliberate burning where ecosystems do not tolerate recurring fire.

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…

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…