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REDD and Peatland Conservation and Restoration

Wetlands International

Location: 220, 2nd floor, Collegium Maius

The huge carbon stock value and the rapid degradation of tropical peatswamp forests in South-east Asia, in particular in Indonesia, makes them one of the lowest hanging fruits in terms of priorities for climate change mitigation in developing countries. This should be reflected in the definitions and construction of the REDD policy proposal which will be the subject of discussion in this side event. The side event also presents the lessons of a large tropical peatland restoration project in Central Kalimantan which shows how tropical peatland restoration should be effectively implemented.

Chair:
Marcel Silvius, Wetlands International 

Time

Title of presentation

Speaker & Institution

16:30 – 16:45 

Facts & Figures peatland degradation in South-east Asia

Faizal Parish, Global Environment Centre

16.45 – 17:00

Short film peatland conservation and restoration in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

CKPP Consortium

17:00  – 17:10

Options and constraints for peatlands under REDD: an agenda for UNFCCC

Marcel Silvius, Wetlands International

17:10 – 17:25

Options for REDD in Indonesia, role of peatlands

TBC

17:25 – 18:00

Panel discussion and questions

Faizal Parish, GEC
Marcel Silvius, Wetlands International
Tracy Johns, Woods Hole Research Centre
Government of Indonesia, TBC

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).