Legacy Project
Enhancing Capacity to Reduce GHG Emissions from Peatlands and Palm Oil Production within a Jurisdictional Framework
Funder: Packard Foundation
Project Timeline: October 1, 2016 - September 1, 2021
Country: Indonesia
Program Areas: Agriculture, Resilience and Water , Market Systems, Ecosystem Services and Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Contact: Meyru Bhanti, Meyru.Bhanti@winrock.org
The demand for palm oil has provided vital economic opportunities to many Indonesians. At the same time, the conversion of forests and drainage of peatland to create palm oil plantations is a leading source of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Winrock has designed two scalable and replicable pilot projects that demonstrate the feasibility of improving the management of peatland areas currently devoted to palm oil production — an approach that would reduce emissions while increasing long-term sustainability.
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