Sharing tales of community-based hearth prevention in Riau, Indonesia

Herry Purnomo, a CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia Deputy Nation Director and senior scientist who focuses on forest administration and coverage, who was additionally concerned within the occasion, stated {that a} participatory method to this sort of work is essential, as a result of “each community and their area is unique. A solution must be found there, and together with them, rather than prescribed from somewhere else.”

That method was obvious to Hans Nicholas Jong, a workers author for the worldwide conservation information website Mongabay who attended the workshop. “It’s great to see how these communities were involved from the very beginning,” he stated. “I could see how engaged they are in the research since they’re the ones who decide on the model of peat restoration and management.” He stated the workshop additionally helped him to make vital native connections: “The trip gave me the chance to talk to public officials and learn about their policies,” he stated. “Without the trip, it would have been difficult for me to get all that knowledge, as I would have had to rely on phone calls to talk to sources in the field.”

Area visits to the agroforestry and greening panorama demonstration plots in Sungai Apit District, Penyengat Village.

Focus group dialogue (FGD) between CIFOR scientists, journalists, and teachers at Riau College, on conceptualizing and implementing the prevention of forest and land fires, alongside community-based peat restoration, in Riau Province.

Individuals and facilitators of the media journey.

Purnomo additionally highlighted the necessity for acceptable actions at totally different scales. “Action from multiple actors at multiple levels is necessary to prevent forest and land fires and support peatland restoration,” he stated. “FOLU Net Sink 2030 and Low Carbon Development Initiatives (LCDI) must be broken down into relevant actions at scale – including the small scale, which must be led by communities.” 

Extra broadly, coverage help at nationwide and subnational ranges (province and regency), and engagement with the non-public sector, “is a must,” stated Purnomo. “Public sector support makes restoration legitimate, while private sector support increases the effectiveness of restoration and enlarges its scale.”