Scaling up Community-Based Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration

Sociopolitical and economic factors have driven and heightened the occurrence of vegetation fires (Purnomo et al. 2017, 2019), particularly in regions where peatlands have become degraded. Fires emit large volumes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, cause significant economic losses, and have detrimental effects on health and other sectors.

Authors

CIFOR-ICRAF

Publication year

2022

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