Indonesia seeks joint ASEAN effort for sustainable peatland management

Source: ANTARADate: May 5, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has invited countries in Southeast Asia to work closely together for sustainable peatland management to support economic growth and maintain the ecological balance in the region and the globe.Indonesian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea,...

Indonesia’s new rice cultivation plan will undermine peatland restoration efforts

Source: Eco-BusinessDate: 5 June 2020 The government of Indonesia does not fully utilise knowledge about sustainable peatland management. The new rice plan will not support the restoration of degraded peatlands as rice as a dryland species does not support peat soil formation. More than 2 million he...