IMPLI Project Ends, Peat Management in Three Provinces Continues until 2029

BOGOR, GARISBUMI.com – The end of assistance for the Integrated Management of peatland ecosystem Landscapes in Indonesia (IMPLI) Project in September 2026 will be the beginning of the transition to peat ecosystem management in Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra (Sumsel). The government together with partners are preparing a road map until December 2029 so that water monitoring, peat protection and community economic activities continue.

The Ministry of the Environment/Environmental Control Agency (KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH)) conveyed the sustainability strategy in a socialization in Bogor, Tuesday (29/9/2026). This step was prepared after the project lasted more than six years.

Director of Peat Ecosystem Protection and Management, KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH), Edy Nugroho Santoso, said that project results need to be continued through institutions and management that will last after the assistance is completed.

"As the project cycle ends, we are entering an important stage, namely ensuring that the various results, good practices, knowledge, innovation and institutional mechanisms that have been built can continue to provide benefits after the project is completed," said Edy in a written statement from KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH), Wednesday (30/9/2026).

IMPLI is a GEF-6 initiative implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) together with KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH). This project uses a Peat Hydrological Unit (KHG) approach, with activities including ecosystem restoration, institutional strengthening, community empowerment, and hydrological monitoring.

The post-project strategy is directed at transferring management to the government, community, business actors, universities, civil society organizations and development partners. It is hoped that physical assets and digital systems built during the project will continue to be utilized after GEF and IFAD support ends.