Peatland Conservation
Peatlands are one of the major land types in Southeast Asia .In a natural state these occur as peat swamp forests. These wetland forests have developed primarily in the coastal lowland plains in-between major rivers. They cover approximately 35 million ha in the region with the majority in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand and Viet Nam and smaller areas in Myanmar, Lao PDR and the Philippines. In Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam they form more than 10% of the land area of the country. Peat swamp forests play a critical role in the economy and ecology of the region - providing timber and non-timber forest products, water supply, flood control and many other benefits. They also play a very significant role of global significance in storing an estimated 120 billion tonnes of carbon or approximately 5% of all global terrestrial carbon as well as being repositories for unique and important biodiversity. As one of the non-profit organization that is actively involved in peatland conservation and rehabilitation, GEC promotes sustainable management of peatlands and works closely with various stakeholders to promote best management practices in peatland management, peat fire prevention and rehabilitation. Contact us at peatland@gec.org.my, to find out more about our conservation and rehabilitation works on peatland.
Overview Map of Peatlands in Southeast Asia (SEA)
Peatland Conservation and Management Projects
Sustainable Use of Peatland Forests in South East Asia (2010-2015) (www.aseanpeat.net) Continue reading about the project. |
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ASEAN Programme for Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems (APSMPE) (2014-2020) This programme is a long term multi-stakeholder Programme for the Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems (2014-2020). It supports the collaboration between different stakeholders (including government, private sector, communities and civil society) in the ASEAN Region to achieve the goal of the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy (APMS, 2006-2020), which is to promote sustainable management of peatlands in the ASEAN region through collective actions and enhanced cooperation, to support and sustain local livelihoods, reduce risk of fire and associated haze and contribute to global environment management. |
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ASEAN Peatland Management Initiative (APMI) In 2003 GEC was formally appointed by the ASEAN secretariat to act as a lead partner for the ASEAN peatland management Initiative (APMI) with a focus on technical and operational support. In this role GEC has facilitate numerous workshops, meetings and exchanges and also played a key role in generating resources to support development and implementation of the initiative. Since 2005 GEC has been appointed by ASEAN counties as the executing agency for the development and implementation of a project to support the rehabilitation and sustainable management of peatland forests in Southeast Asia with funding from IFAD/GEF. |
Publications/Reports | Gallery | Find out more on what we do | ||
BMP for Communities Living on Peatlands |
Rehabilitation of Raja Musa Forest Reserve (video) | River Rehabilitation | ||
IMP for North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest 2014-2023 Vol 1 | Community Empowerment | |||
Peatlands and Climate Change in SEA |
[view all] | Forest & Coastal Rehabilitation | ||
[View all] | Fighting Peatland Forest Fire |
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EU Ambassador visit to RMFR |
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Tree planting@2016 | ||||
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