Efforts to promote sustainable management and restoration of peatlands require an integrated approach, combining technical knowledge, strong stakeholder engagement, and capacity-building initiatives at various levels of governance and society. In this context, capacity building and stakeholder engagement are pivotal for the success of peatland restoration and management, as they enhance the capabilities of various actors—including government, the private sector, civil society, and local communities—to adopt and implement sustainable practices.

Additionally, enhanced policy integration and innovative financing mechanisms are key to strengthening coordination between local and national policies, increasing technical and financial support for stakeholders, and developing creative funding models that can contribute to more sustainable and resilient peatland governance.

Objectives

• Share best practices and lessons learned in capacity building and stakeholder engagement for sustainable peatland management.
• Foster cross-sectoral cooperation among governments, local communities, researchers, civil society, and the private sector in peatland management.
• Explore successful models and approaches for tropical peatland restoration and management.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration among various stakeholders, including international partners, to support ongoing initiatives such as the International Tropical Peatlands Center (ITPC) and to align peatland management and restoration efforts with climate goals.

Keynote speaker

Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, Minister of Environment/Minister of Forestry

Moderator

Haruni Krisnawati

Senior Advisor to the Minister/ITPC Expert, Ministry of Forestry

Speakers

Jean Jacques Bambuta Boole

National Coordinator and Focal Point of Peatlands, Democratic Republic of Congo

Berioska Quispe Estrada

Director of the General Directorate of Climate Change and Desertification and Director of the Directorate of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, Ministry of Environment of Peru

Mirey Atallah

Chief of the Adaptation and Resilience Branch, UNEP Climate Change Division

Iwan Setiawan

Deputy Director, Corporate Strategic & Relations, APP Group

Daniel Murdiyarso

Principal Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF