With over 15 million hectares of tropical peatlands, Indonesia has extensive experience and a multitude of lessons learned about the management of these critical ecosystems.

Many mistakes have been made in the exploitation of Indonesia’s peatlands and forests. As such, the country’s history of peatlands management serves as an important cautionary tale for the governments of other peatland-rich countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and Peru.

The session will encourage open dialogue on:

1. lessons learned from Indonesia on how to govern peatlands to ensure a sustainable ecosystem and promote human well-being, thus yielding both national and international benefits; and
2. discussion about the similarities and differences of the Indonesian context to that of other peatland-rich countries, and about how Indonesia’s peatland policy might be appropriately adapted for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and Peru.

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