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Peatlands & the UN REDD Programme in Indonesia

In 2015, Indonesia experienced a major environmental disaster. Forest and peat fires burned 2.6 million hectares of land. The damage was huge: $16 billion in economic losses with half a million people suffering from respiratory illnesses. Following the disaster, the Government of Indonesia officially recognized the importance of peatlands. It established the Peatlands Restoration Agency (BRG) and pledged to restore 2 million hectares of peatlands by 2020. In 2016, it made draining and clearing of peatlands, for example for the production of cash crops such as oil palm, illegal. The UN-REDD Programme was established with a mandate to support countries in their efforts to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The USAID-funded GAMBUT project is one of its key initiatives in Indonesia.