This project focuses on global environmental issues relating to tropical peat swamp forest, a very fragile ecological system which stores huge amounts of carbon and water. The purpose of this project is to offer perspectives for the “futurability” of tropical peat land society by discussing and implementing appropriate, concrete methods to conserve and utilize the peat swamp. Project research pays marked attention to the ecological and social characteristics of the particular area and local peoples, and reflects such information in the proposal.

Photo 1 'Don’t make forest fires' warns this sign. After repeated burning, this state forest area has become a low shrub land.

Photo 2 Our FS collaborated with the local community to build this simple dam used for rewetting peat soils and preventing them from burning.