Peat Site Profile List
This Site Profile aims to promote the Southeast Asian (SEA) peat site network, to highlight the importance of the nominated sites in the region, to increase the awareness of the public and peatland managers regarding existing peat sites, and to help promote peatland areas with best management practices and encourage information exchange among peatland managers; with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable management of peatlands of Southeast Asia.
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- Brunei Darussalam (2 sites)
- Belait Peat Swamp Forest (Protected Area – 85,000 ha)
- Tasek Merimbun and Merit (Protected Area – 2,500 ha)
- Indonesia (8 sites)
- Berbak National Park (Protected Area – 162,700 ha)
- Danau Sentarum National Park (Protected Area – 129,700 ha)
- Gunung Palung National Park (Protected Area – 90,000 ha)
- Kampar Peninsula (High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) – 700,000 ha)
- Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park (TNRAW) (Protected Area – 105,194 ha)
- Sembilang National Park (Protected Area – 205,750 ha)
- Tanjung Puting National Park (TNRAW) (Protected Area – 300,040 ha)
- Tulang Bawang Peat Area (Protected Area – 76,976 ha)
- Malaysia (5 sites)
- Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (Protected Area – 3,797 ha)
- Klias Peat Swamp Forest (Protected Area – 3,620 ha)
- Loagan Bunut Peat Swamp (Protected Area – 7,000 ha)
- Maludam National park (Protected Area – 43,147 ha)
- Raja Musa Forest Reserve (RMFR) (Protected Area – 23,486 ha)
- Myanmar (4 sites)
- Heho Valley (Best Management Practices Site (BMP) – 1,626 ha)
- Htu-In, Myan Aung Township, Ayeyarwady Region (Best Management Practices Site (BMP) – 502 ha)
- Inle Lake (Protected Area – 9,106 ha)
- Kalaw (Protected Area – 2,460 ha)
- Philippines (3 sites)
- Caimpugan Peatland (Best Management Practices Site (BMP) – 5,325 ha)
- Leyte Sab-a Basin (Best Management Practices Site (BMP) – 3,088 ha)
- Naujan Lake National Park (Protected Area – 100 ha)
- Singapore (1 site)
- Nee Soon Swamp (Protected Area – 50 ha)
- Thailand (5 sites)
- Phru Ban Mai Khao (Protected Area – 40 ha)
- Phru Kan Tulee (Protected Area – 140 ha)
- Phru Khuan Khreng Swamp Forest (Best Management Practices Site (BMP) – 31,287 ha)
- Phru To Daeng Swamp Forest (Protected Area|High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) – 34,636 ha)
- Thale Noi Wildlife Non-Hunting Area (draft) (Protected Area – 45,700 ha)
- Vietnam (2 sites)
- U Minh Ha National Park (Protected Area – 8,286 ha)
- U Minh Thuong National Park (Protected Area – 8,509 ha)
