25.3.2 JICA Partnership Project (JPP)
We started the JICA Partnership Project (JPP) “Restoration of Peatland Ecology and
Livelihood Improvement through Rewetting and Revegetation toward the Prevention of Peat Fires” to restore peat ecosystems, prevent fires, and improve the livelihoods of villagers by collaborating with the villagers, governments, and companies
at the degraded peatland in Tanjung Leban village. The implementation period is
three years from December 2017 to December 2020. The key point of this JPP is to
organize and train management groups for sustainable peatland management.
25.3.2.1 Peatland Management with Villager’s Cooperation
There have been villager groups such as Kelompok Tani (farmer group) and
Masyarakat Peduli Bencana (MPA, fire protection group), which were supported
by Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) before the project started. After the project
began, the MPA started a collaboration with Badan Penanggulangan Bencana
Daerah (BPBD, regional disaster management agency), and while the MPA will
remain active, it will also act as Masyarakat Peduli Bencana (MPB, disaster
prevention team). At the same time, Masyarakat Peduli Gambut (MPG, peatland
Fig. 25.5 Groundwater level fluctuations (top) and monthly rainfall (December 2012–May 2017)
(bottom). The arrow shows the date of weir construction
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We started the JICA Partnership Project (JPP) “Restoration of Peatland Ecology and
Livelihood Improvement through Rewetting and Revegetation toward the Prevention of Peat Fires” to restore peat ecosystems, prevent fires, and improve the livelihoods of villagers by collaborating with the villagers, governments, and companies
at the degraded peatland in Tanjung Leban village. The implementation period is
three years from December 2017 to December 2020. The key point of this JPP is to
organize and train management groups for sustainable peatland management.
25.3.2.1 Peatland Management with Villager’s Cooperation
There have been villager groups such as Kelompok Tani (farmer group) and
Masyarakat Peduli Bencana (MPA, fire protection group), which were supported
by Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) before the project started. After the project
began, the MPA started a collaboration with Badan Penanggulangan Bencana
Daerah (BPBD, regional disaster management agency), and while the MPA will
remain active, it will also act as Masyarakat Peduli Bencana (MPB, disaster
prevention team). At the same time, Masyarakat Peduli Gambut (MPG, peatland
Fig. 25.5 Groundwater level fluctuations (top) and monthly rainfall (December 2012–May 2017)
(bottom). The arrow shows the date of weir construction
668
O. Kozan et al.