ASEAN Peatland Forests Project ASEAN Peatland Forests Project (APFP) (APFP) Regional Project Executing Agency Regional Collaboration for fire prevention and sustainable management of peatlands in SE Asia Faizal Parish, Chee Tong Yiew, and Chin Sing Yun APFP Regional Project Executing Agency International Conference on Wetland Forests Brunei 22-23 March 2012
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Rehabilitation and Sustainable Managment of Peatlands in South East Asia
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�� Danger rating used to guide preventive measures Danger rating used to guide preventive measures
and allocation of resources and facilitate patolling and and allocation of resources and facilitate patolling and
warning actionwarning action
Cooperation with plantation sector to prevent fires
Promote BMPs eg Good water management .
WATER RETENTION ALONG COLLECTION
DRAINS (one weir for every 20 cm difference
in water level)
Avoid impacts on adjacent Avoid impacts on adjacent
peatlandspeatlands
Block Abandoned drains
Community fire prevention and control
Peatland Nursery Technique
From seedFrom seedWildingWilding
Rehabilitate degraded sites
ConclusionsConclusions
�� Peatland degradation and haze is a common problem in ASEAN Peatland degradation and haze is a common problem in ASEAN countriescountries
�� By working together countries can develop common solutionsBy working together countries can develop common solutions
�� Coordination and exchange can enhance effectiveness and Coordination and exchange can enhance effectiveness and learninglearning
�� Engagement of communities, private sector and local Engagement of communities, private sector and local government is key to changing actions on the groundgovernment is key to changing actions on the ground
�� Common approaches and standards as well as joint action can Common approaches and standards as well as joint action can lead to rapid progresslead to rapid progress
�� Brunei should enhance its involvement in the implementation of Brunei should enhance its involvement in the implementation of the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy including fire the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy including fire prevention and rehabilitation and transboundary cooperation.prevention and rehabilitation and transboundary cooperation.