ProMangrovePeat

About this project

Context: Indonesias peatlands cover 134,000 sq km, with Kalimantan holding 33.8%. These ecosystems store 57.4 gigatonnes of carbon and provide essential services like climate regulation, water retention, and biodiversity support. However, peatlands in Kalimantan face severe degradation due to drainage for agriculture, illegal logging, mining, and fires, leading to carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and health risks. Fires are a major CO2 source, and land-use pressures threaten their sustainability. Despite peatland protection policies, implementation remains weak due to fragmented governance and lack of integrated land-use planning. Local stakeholders—including government, communities, and indigenous groups—face capacity constraints, limited technical knowledge, funding gaps, and weak institutional coordination. Objective: Strengthen local stakeholders capacity to implement the Peat Protection and Management Plan, ensuring sustainable peatland management, biodiversity conservation, emission reduction, and livelihood support. Approach: The project applies nature-based solutions to enhance peatland sustainability across four Peatland Hydrological Units (PHUs) in North and East Kalimantan through: • Peatland Inventory + Mapping – Conducting detailed assessments for integrated land-use planning and scaling lessons to Central and South Kalimantan. • Capacity Building – Training local institutions and communities on sustainable peatland management and restoration. • Water Manage…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water
• 15Life on Land

Published by

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) · Government

Countries

Indonesia

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative managementBiodiversityForestry policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

Jakarta

Published by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: DE-1-202221406.

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