GEC & YPPH celebrate success of peatland recovery project in Pahang
YP Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd (YPPH) and Global Environment Centre (GEC) together recently marked the closure of the first phase of their joint peatland recovery project: Fire Prevention and Conservation of the Southeast Portion of Pekan Forest Reserve Project (2021-2026).
Rehabilitation methods
MOST of Malaysia’s peatland comprises peat swamp forest, which is said to be a critically endangered category of forested wetlands, and is usually located in coastal areas in all states except Kedah, Penang and Perlis.
FOR PEAT`S SAKE
Malaysia-based Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish says the 2.24cm sink rate is only the average and that actual subsidence rates maybe even higher in some areas. “For drained peatlands, especially on plantations, the subsidence rate may be 5cm a year or more.”
