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Tropical peatlands are unique ecosystems found in several regions across the world, including in major tropical river basins in Southeast Asia, the Congo and the Amazon. They are also found in tropical highlands in New Guinea, in the Andes and in the...

Indonesia plays a significant role globally in terms of greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and forestry, accounting for approximately 27 percent of total emissions. Over the past decade, this number reached its peak, largely influenced by...

Gelam forests I nternational sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have curbed timber supplies from Russia and Belarus. According to industry figures, Russia and Belarus account for nearly 25 percent of the worldwide timber trade. The...

​ In 2009 Indonesia committed to significantly reduce its GHG emissions, a commitment that has been integrated in its national determined contributions. Wildfires on peat make up a significant part of these emissions. From 2016 to 2020, they...

(Orang Utan in Indonesian forest @ Unsplash) Indonesia’s deforestation rate hit a historic low in 2020, with the government crediting its policies, including its social forestry policy, as well as its prohibition of forest clearing. But other factors...