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Sustainable Peatlands for People and Climate

The Sustainable Peatlands for People and Climate (SPPC) project aims to raise awareness about the socio-economic, ecological, and climate issues of unsustainable developments in tropical peat swamp forest landscapes, focusing on carbon emissions, land subsidence, and related flooding issues. With a goal to prevent peatland degradation, promote conservation, restoration, and sustainable economic development, the project targets key industries, governments, and international platforms to drive positive change for peatlands and reduce global carbon emissions.

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Sustainable Peatlands for People and Climate

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  1. Sustainable Peatlands for People and Climate SPPCwww.wetlands.org A project implemented by Wetlands International, Deltares, University Gadja Mada, WI-Indonesia, WI-Malaysia, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) NORAD financial support: 12.000.000 NOK Presentation by Marcel Silvius Further information: bas.tinhout@wetlands.org

  2. SPPC goal Enhanced awareness about the socio-economic, ecological and climate issues of unsustainable developments in tropical peat swamp forest landscapes; especially carbon emissions, land subsidence & related flooding issues and options for stopping and reversing this

  3. Inside primary peat swamp forest (Belait peat swamp forest, Brunei)

  4. Palm oil and pulp wood plantations: Major drivers of peatland degradation in SE Asia

  5. Peatlands: Threatened carbon stores Current peatland degradation results in • 6% of all global carbon emissions • 25% of crop related emissions Rajang delta, Sarawak From Miettienen et al 2011 Peatlands store large amounts of carbon Peatland degradation leads to CO2 emissions which contribute to global warming

  6. Indonesian peatlands: largest carbon source

  7. Soil subsidence: The forgotten issue Subsidence: Drained peat compacts and then oxidates into the air • Result: flooding & salt water intrusion: loss of arable land CO2 CO2

  8. Priorities for achieving sustainable landscapes and reducing emissions • Prevent peatland degradation • Conservation • Rewet drained peatlands • Restoration • Paludiculture • Sustainableeconomic development Needed • Sustainable finance • REDD+ / Carbon markets • Policy embedding • Including safeguards for biodiversity & social issues

  9. Main target groups Industry • Palm oil sector: RSPO • Pulp wood sector • APKI, RAPP/APRIL, APP Governments of Indonesia & Malaysia • Central: relevant ministries, departments • Key peat provinces / states International platforms • UNFCCC, IPCC NGOs & Science sector • Local NGOs and universities New P&C on peat & GHG

  10. SPPC key activities • Strengthen science base on peat issues (subsidence, emissions) • Develop science based information • Target palm oil and pulp wood sectors to reduce and reverse their impacts on tropical peatlands • Promote options for up-scaling of community-based approaches for sustainable management and rehabilitation of tropical peatlands • Capacity building of NGOs/CSOs and key government agencies to understand and address peatland issues • Promote investments in alternatives (e.g. Paludiculture) • Review and strengthen national REDD+ policies, and stimulate private sector REDD+ investment • target regional and global policy platforms (UNFCCC, CBD) and influential scientific and civil society platforms (IPCC, RSPO, IPS)

  11. We need to start a paradigm shift from unsustainable practices to Net Positive Impact More information onwww.wetlands.org

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