Assessing, Measuring, and Preserving Peat Carbon Through The Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI)

The Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI), a project spearheaded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has made significant strides in advancing sustainable peatland management across four tropical peatland countries: the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Peru. Launched in August 2019 and set to conclude in February 2023, this initiative was meticulously designed to incorporate peatlands into the national action plans and strategies of these countries. By fostering capacity development and raising awareness among governmental and local stakeholders, GPI aims to mitigate the substantial greenhouse gas emissions from drained, degraded, or unsustainably managed peatlands, thereby supporting global climate action efforts.