Jokowi Mulls Disbanding “Never-Heard-of” State Agencies

... Sports (BSANK) and the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG). Peatlands have been partly blamed for ... Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to deal with the issue. “Regarding BRG’s ... role to convert peatlands to agricultural uses ...

Food Estate Project: New Ecological Disaster Brewing in Kalimantan

... Central Kalimantan's pristine peatlands into rice fields. ... today. The degraded peatlands can no longer function ... In 2016, the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) was established to carry ... overlaps with existing peatland restoration and conservation projects ...

Gov't Claims Success in Reducing Forest Fires

... the Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to target the most ... and Forestry Ministry, the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) and the Public Works and ... maintain high groundwater levels on peatlands to keep them wet so ...

BRG Urges Gov't to Empower Peatland Societies Through Social Forestry Scheme

... Jakarta. Indonesia’s Peat Restoration Agency, or BRG, and several civil ... indicates that communities near peatlands have a basic knowledge ... and land tenure in peatlands causes a distortion in ... becoming reluctant to restore peatlands," Rahmat said. According ...

Indonesia Shows Off Progress in Peatland Restoration at UN Climate Change Summit

Jakarta. Indonesia's Peatlands Restoration Agency, or BRG, on Tuesday (07/11) showcased ... his agency will restore around 2.5 million hectares of degraded peatlands ... the world's remaining peatlands from degradation. BRG — led by Nazir Foead ...

Communities in Riau Urge Gov't to Empower Peatland Society

... 4.044 million hectares of peatlands in Riau. Isnadi Esman, secretary ... peatlands in the province. The conference was opened by Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG ...

RAPP Submits Revised Business Plan to Comply With Regulation on Protecting Peatlands: Minister

... realizes that there are protected peatlands within their [concession] areas," she ... companies so far. The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has set a target of ... million hectares of degraded peatlands by 2020. The agency, which was established ...

'Jakarta Declaration' Aimed at Helping Indonesia Save Its Peatlands

... organized by the Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG), IPS and the Japan Peatland ... the protection and management of peatlands after heavy international criticism over ...

BRG Says Progress on Peatland Restoration Behind Target

Jakarta. Indonesia's Peatland Restoration Agency, or BRG, is still far behind their ... to restore peatlands within concession areas, an official at the agency said ... concession holders to restore degraded peatlands. The agency will launch legal proceedings ...

Tougher Peatland Regulation: What Does It Mean for Pulp and Paper Industry?

... government established the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) led by Nazir Foead ... BRG is tasked with helping to restore peatlands in ... management technology on peatlands to minimize carbon ... plantations into protected peatlands should not reduce supplies ...