Authors: Pacheco, P.; Schoneveld, G.C.; Dermawan, A.; Komarudin, H.; Djama, M.

Key messages

• The global palm oil value chain has grown in complexity over time as have the public and private regulations

Authors: Hergoualc';h, K.; Carmenta, R.; Atmadja, S.; Martius, C.; Murdiyarso, D.; Purnomo, H.

Key messages

• Indonesian peat swamp forests provide significant benefits at local and global scales. Drainage and conversion of these peatlands into

Authors: Murdiyarso, D.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.; Verchot, L.V.; Herold, M.; Gumbricht, T.; Herold, N.; Martius, C.

Key messages

• A new global wetlands map, which uses a multisource approach (satellite, climatic and topographic data) and is underpinned by

Authors: Murdiyarso, D.; Hergoualc';h, K.; Sasmito, S.D.; Hanggara, B.

In collaboration with the University of Riau, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has established permanent plots in Tanjung

Authors: Gumbricht, T.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.; Verchot, L.V.; Herold, M.; Wittmann, F.; Householder, E.; Herold, N.; Murdiyarso, D.

Wetlands are important providers of ecosystem services and key regulators of climate change. They positively contribute to global warming through

Authors: CIFOR;

What is peat?

Peat is a type of organic soil which is made up of partly decomposed vegetation and is formed

Authors: Carmenta, R.; Daeli, W.; Jefferson, U.; Phelps, J.; Porter-Jacobs, L.; Trihadmojo, B.; Zabala, A.

Key messages

• Tropical peatlands are undergoing rapid and radical land-use changes in which fire is often used in land preparation for

Authors: Purnomo, H.; Shantiko, B.; Sitorus, S.; Gunawan, H.; Achdiawan, R.; Kartodihardjo, H.; Dewayani, A.A.

Forest and land fires are a recurrent phenomena in Indonesia and little progress has been made in reducing their occurrence.

Authors: Wijedasa, L.S.; Jauhiainen, J.; Könönen, M.; Lampela, M.; Vasander, H.; LeBlanc, M-C.; Evers, S.; Smith, T.E.L.; Yule, C.M.; Varkkey, H.; Lupascu, M.; Parish, F.; Singleton, I.; Clements, G.R.; Aziz, S.A.; Harrison, M.E.; Cheyne, S.; Anshari, G.Z.; Meijaard, E.; Goldstein, J.E.; Waldron, S.; Hergoualc';h, K.; Dommain, R.; Frolking, S.; Evans, C.D.; Posa, M.R.C.; Glaser, P.H.; Suryadiputra, N.; Lubis, R.; Santika, T.; Padfield, R.; Kurnianto, S.; Hadisiswoyo, P.; Lim, T.W.; Page, S.E.; Gauci, V.; van der Meer, P.J.; Buckland, H.; Garnier, F.; Samuel, M.K.; Kim Choo, L.N.L.; O';Reilly, P; Warren, M.; Suksuwan, S.; Sumarga, E.; Jain, A.; Laurance, W.F.; Couwenberg, J.; Joosten, H.; Vernimmen, R.; Hooijer, A.; Malins, C.; Cochrane, M.A.; Perumal, B.; Siegert, F.; Peh, K.S.-H.; Comeau, L.-P.; Verchot, L.V.; Harvey, C.F.; Cobb, A.; Jaafar, Z.; Wösten, H.; Manuri, S.; Müller, M.; Giesen, W.; Phelps, J.; Ding, L.Y.; Silvius, M.; Wedeux, B.M.M.; Hoyt, A.; Osaki, M.; Takashi, H.; Takahashi, H.; Kohyama, T.S.; Haraguchi, A.; Nugroho, N.P.; Coomes, D.A.; Le, P.Q.; Dohong, A.; Gunawan, H.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Langner, A.; Lim, F.K.S.; Edwards, D.P.; Giam, X.; van der Werf, G.; Carmenta, R.; Verwer, C.C.; Gibson, L.; Grandois, L.; Graham, L.L.B.; Regalino, J.; Wich, S.A.; Rieley, J.; Kettridge, N.; Brown, C.; Pirard, R.; Moore, S.; Capilla, B.R.; Ballhorn, U.; Hua, C.H.; Hoscilo, A.; Lohberger, S.; Evans, T.A.; Yulianti, N.; Blackham, G.; Onrizal; Husson, S.; Murdiyarso, D.; Pangala, S.; Cole, L.E.S.; Tacconi, L.; Segah, H.; Tonoto, P.; Lee, J.S.H.; Schmilewski, G.; Wulffraat, S.; Putra, E.I.; Cattau, M.E.; Clymo, R.S.; Morrison, R.; Mijahid, A.; Miettinen, J.; Soo, C.L.; Valpola, S.; Wilson, D.; D';Arcy, L.; Gerding, M.; Sundari, S.; Thorton, S.A.; Kalisz, B.; Chapman, S.J.; Mat Su, A.S.; Basuki, I.; Itoh, M.; Traeholt, C.; Sloan, S.; Sayok, A.K.; Andersen, R.

The first International Peat Congress (IPC) held in the tropics - in Kuching (Malaysia) - brought together over 1000 international

Authors: Huijnen, V.; Wooster, M.; Kaiser, J.W.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Flemming, J.; Parrington, M.; Inness, A.; Murdiyarso, D.; Main, B.; van Weele, M.

In September and October 2015 widespread forest and peatland fires burned over large parts of maritime southeast Asia, most notably

Authors: Warren, M.; Frolking, S.; Zhaohua, D.; Kurnianto, S.

The climate mitigation potential of tropical peatlands has gained increased attention as Southeast Asian peatlands are being deforested, drained and

Authors: CIFOR;

Wetlands play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation, and provide essential ecosystem services. Yet there is still a lot

Authors: Murdiyarso, D.; Kurnianto, S.; Hergoualc';h, K.; Sasmito, S.D.; Hanggara, B.

Ground penetrating radar (GPR)

Ground penetrating radar is a non-invasive geophysical technique that uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to map subsurface conditions

Authors: Tacconi, L.

Fires are considered a potential threat to sustainable development for their direct impacts on ecosystems, their contribution to carbon emissions,

Authors: Sunderland, T.C.H.; Ndoye, O.; eds.

This book contains 17 case studies of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Africa. it reveals an ancient system of resources