Presented by Dwi Rahmad Muhtaman, Chief Executive of Sustainable Consultancy, Re-mark Asia Group, at Webinar "A Synthesis and Way Forward", 17 December 2020. This session explained what good governance is and how social engagement is one of the important aspects of good governance. Speaker suggested recognition of the rights, customs, and culture of the community; identify a special relationship between the stakeholders and site; engage throughout the steps of monitoring starting from planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, to reporting and maintaining the project as the potential criteria for measuring social engagement in peatland restoration.

1. C&I Participatory Governance in Peatland
Restoration
(Governance Aspects)
Dwi R. Muhtaman

2. Six principles in forest governance
• Accountability
• Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Fairness/equity
• Participation
• Transparency
Adapted from Baker, 2017

3. Good governance
is the practice of managing public affairs in ways that
are
• participatory,
• consensus oriented,
• accountable,
• transparent,
• responsive,
• effective and efficient,
• equitable and inclusive
• and that follow the rule of law
Adapted from Baker, 2017

4. Participation/Social engagement
principles in peatland restoration
• Restoration is carried out to satisfy not only
conservation values
• …but also socioeconomic values, including cultural
ones.
• It is crucial to build better relationships between a
site and its stakeholders.
• Restoration needs social support so that it delivers
important benefits to ecosystems and to society.

5. Participation/Social engagement
principles in peatland restoration
• Conserving and restoring ecosystems depend upon
appreciation by society.
• Involvement by all stakeholders to ensure that
ecosystems and society mutually prosper.
• Social engagement, interpretation, and education
regarding the benefits of restoration to
stakeholders are essential

6. Criteria for social engagement in
restoration
1. Recognize the rights, customs and cultures of the
communities in the sites
2. Identify special relationship with the sites
3. Engage throughout the steps of restoration
(planning and design; implementation;
monitoring documentation, evaluation, and
reporting; maintaining ecological restoration
projects)

7. 1. Recognize the rights, customs and
cultures of the communities in the
sites
1. The rights, customs and cultures are respected
2. Comply with local, regional, national and
international laws in respect to the rights of
communities
3. Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) is granted
before restoration activities started

8. 2. Identify special relationship
with the sites
1. Sites of special cultural, ecological, economic,
religious or spiritual significant are identified
2. Measures to protect such sites are agreed,
documented and implemented accordingly
3. Activities that potentially impacted the sites
consultation should be made through FPIC
process

9. 3. Engage throughout the steps of
restoration
1. Community granted FPIC for restoration activities
2. Relevant and appropriate stakeholders identified
3. Mutual understanding, agreement and working
mechanism achieved throughout restoration
processes
4. Disputes resolution mechanism mutually
developed and implemented

10. • Social engagement is key to successful restoration
project
• Social engagement should be started from very
early stage of restoration project (planning and
design; implementation; monitoring
documentation, evaluation, and reporting;
maintaining ecological restoration projects)
• At least three criteria are considered with few
indicators for each criteria
Key messages

11. Thank you