An interactive mapping platform, open datasets and the project’s published outputs.
Recommendations for evidence-based peatland management across scales and borders: quantifying uncertainty, increasing the transparency of scientific data, and building in community input. It argues for carbon accounting approaches that engage constructively with uncertainty, and for valuing the broader sustainability benefits of peatlands in decision-making.
Traces how peatland policy in Indonesia and Malaysia evolved from conservation towards fire and haze, and finds that recent government-reported peatland emissions appear lower than academic studies suggest. Identifies unrealised opportunities to integrate carbon emissions reduction with fire and haze management through nature-based solutions.
Drawing on existing literature, plus insights obtained through a hybrid expert workshop and spatial analyses of open-access geospatial datasets, this review assesses and synthesises current knowledge, identifies seven key challenges for peatland data, and explores their policy relevance. We highlight three cross-cutting themes that emerge from the identified data challenges: (1) enhancing data practices across scales and borders, (2) constructively engaging with data uncertainty and carbon credit integrity, and (3) valuing broader sustainability benefits.
This chapter critically examines the potential of participatory research to inform policy development, highlighting the importance of institutional collaboration, capacity building, and equitable knowledge exchange. By centring local perspectives and experiences, we propose a more inclusive and comprehensive approach to understanding and managing peatland ecosystem services in the Global South. Our experiences underscore the transformative potential of participatory research methodologies in addressing complex environmental challenges, offering a replicable model for interdisciplinary, community-engaged scientific investigation.
How integrating local knowledge with scientific research through participatory decision-making can improve peatland governance, addressing climate challenges alongside the needs of the communities who depend on these ecosystems.
Carbon-rich peat ecosystems hold real potential to mitigate climate change and help meet Southeast Asian national climate targets. Argues that the increased priority given to peatlands at COP28 must carry into COP29.
Transboundary haze has returned, driven by peatland burning and compounded by El Niño and climate change. Makes the case for breaking the cycle linking haze and a warming climate.
Watch the full recording of the SEAPEAT hybrid seminar exploring spatial data transparency, community livelihood protection, and regional governance approaches.
Recording of the first SEAPEAT seminar, held in a hybrid format on Monday, 11 December 2023.
Venue: Congrescentrum 1931, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands