Tropical Peatland Symposium, Jakarta

Grant Agreement nr. WGP1 14 GPI 26

Agreement holder: Alterra

Country/region: South-east Asia

Activity period: 17/08/2001 – 31/09/2001

Objectives and results:

1. Contribute to the organisation of an International Symposium and Workshops on Tropical Peatlands – Peatlands for People: Natural Resource Functions and Sustainable Management.
2. Organisation of a Symposium statement, as a policy document for the Ramsar Convention, CBD and Kyoto Protocol, including observations on the role of tropical peatlands in climate change processes, and peatland conservation.

Achieved:

• The workshop was held at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta, 22-24/08/2001.
• Proceedings were published in 2001, including the declaration.
• The declaration was widely distributed via the networks of the IPS and IMCG as well as via the web.

The project successfully achieved what it set out to do, and the GPI funding was particularly instrumental in getting the policy statement drafted and disseminated. Proceedings were produced and disseminated already in 2001. The Symposium statement was widely disseminated and used by IPS and IMCG for their contributions towards the Science and Technical review Panel of the Ramsar Convention.