Developing Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatlands in Southern Borneo
Indonesia contains one of the world’s largest expanses of tropical peatlands (15 million ha), much of which is found in southern Borneo (Kalimantan). These peatlands support a rich diversity of wildlife, including globally important populations of threatened species, such as the Critically Endangered Bornean orangutan.
The project target area is the Katingan-Kahayan landscape, which contains over 1.2 million ha of tropical peatland, in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
Approximately half of the project area sits within the protected Sebangau National Park, where efforts to rewet and reforest the area are needed. Bornean rainforests are among the most biodiverse habitats in the world, home not only to the charismatic Bornean orangutan but also to thousands of other unique and threatened species.
What is peat? Peat forms when decaying organic matter—dead plants that have only partially broken down—builds up over thousands of years. Instead of being released into the atmosphere, the carbon in all that organic matter gets locked away in the soil, making peatlands an important carbon store. In fact, despite covering just 3% of the […]
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