Goal

To strengthen the knowledge and capacity of ASEAN Member Countries in addressing gaps in the implementation of the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy 2006-2020 and ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

Project Partners

• NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS)
• Global Environment Centre (GEC)
• Environment and Disaster Management Unit (EDMU)
• ASEAN Secretariat
• Participating ASEAN Member Countries (AMCs)

Project Outputs

Output 1: Project plan prepared

Output 2: Peatland and fire assessments undertaken in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Brunei Darussalam.

Output 3: Development of National Action Plan (NAP) for peatland management in Brunei Darussalam and of finalisation/promotion of NAPs in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam supported.

Output 4: Real‑time peatland fire prediction and monitoring system for the ASEAN region developed.

Output 5: Project Completion Meeting