New Books Podcast: Sustainable Peatland Management and Transboundary Haze in Southeast Asia

Indonesian citizens, and those of neighbouring Southeast Asian countries, have long suffered recurring haze pollution caused by peatland fires in Indonesia. To avoid these forest fires, and reduce the environmental harm and negative health impacts that transboundary haze gives rise to, Indonesia needs to restore its degraded peatlands. President Joko Widodo started this task in 2016 when he established the Peatland Restoration Agency, tasked with rehabilitating 2,000,000 hectares of degraded peatland. What has this ad hoc body achieved since then, and where will it go from here?

In this episode of the NYSEAN partner Sydney Southeast Asia Centre Stories hosted by New Books, Dr Natali Pearson is joined by Dr Rini Astuti to discuss why peatland fires are a particularly acute issue in Southeast Asia, and how Indonesia can play a crucial role in effectively mitigating transboundary haze in the region.

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