Natural Climate Solution

NCS — 2023 MUARA SIRAN An aerial views of tropical peatland forest on Lake Siran, Muara Siran Village, Muara Kaman District, Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan on May 29th, 2023 East Kalimantan has 183,050 ha of peatland, in which 42,200 ha can be found in Muara Siran Village. Within the past decade (2009-2019), 7% of peat swamp forest in East Kalimantan has been converted into other uses. The Muara Siran peatland is crucial for the livelihoods of surrounding communities and provides habitat for many endemic species © NANANG SUJANA for YKAN

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What is Natural Climate Solutions (NCS)?

There is growing awareness that the recently coined concept, Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) can significantly help countries to tackle climate change in the effort to stabilize global temperature below 2^oCelsius as stated in the Paris Agreement goal. NCS are a suite of protection, restoration, and improved land management strategies that generate climate change mitigation outcomes.

Each NCS strategy represents a discrete and quantifiable type of action to avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and/or increase carbon sequestration from the land sector. Then, how can Indonesia accelerate and strengthen its climate mitigation efforts to contribute to the global climate goals? The NCS is a prominent option to achieve and even increase Indonesia’s climate commitment.

Natural Climate Solution Rewetting Tropical Peatlands

Natural Climate Solution Strategies

Our strategies:

Climate Mitigation Potential

Quantify national NCS climate mitigation potential
Tropical Peat Map

Refine tropical peat map using remote sensing approach
GHG Fluxes and Carbon Stock

Quantify GHG fluxes and carbon stock from various land covers in tropical peatland
GHG Emission Accounting

Reduce uncertainty in GHG emission accounting from rewetted peatland
Local Community

Collaborate with local community to improve sustainable livelihood practices on peatland