Key messages
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Tropical forested wetlands, including peatlands and mangroves, provide critical environmental services and store 3–5 times more carbon than other tropical forests.
- However, because these ecosystems are under significant pressure from unsustainable land-use practices, they must be credited in the national forest monitoring and measurement mechanism and integrated into the national policy agenda.
- In January 2016, the Government of Indonesia submitted a forest reference emission level (FREL) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, and is currently in the process of finalizing its second FREL.
- To achieve the intended improvement in the FREL, CIFOR has played an active role by co-producing relevant data and knowledge products, building capacity among key personnel and stakeholders, and creating a platform for communication, engagement and outreach at national and international levels.
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Publication year
2021
Authors
Bhomia, R.K.; Nofyanza, S.; Thürer, T.; O’Connell, E.; Murdiyarso, D.
Language
English
Keywords
measurement, evaluation, wetlands, climate change, tropical forests, emissions
Geographic
Indonesia
