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This study discusses the design of community-based peatland management policies in the Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Landscape (GSK-BB) of Riau Province. This research is motivated by the activity of utilizing peatland resources in the GSK-BB Biosphere Reserve which is quite alarming because it is often carried out in an exploitative and destructive manner. Even though biosphere reserves are protected and preserved areas based on Law no. 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and their Ecosystems. Activities that are widely carried out by communities and companies in this region are the conversion of protected forests to agricultural land, plantations, and forestry, as well as human settlements. This land conversion phenomenon continues to the present day, and is even suspected to be the main trigger for severe forest and land fires every year in Riau Province. The above conditions have caused peatlands to degrade in terms of quantity and quality which decreases their social, ecological and economic functions. This research is a mixed method research by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. This research is expected to meet the requirements and be able to become an analysis to explain the processes that cause why degradation and damage on peatlands have an impact on a local and global scale. Then through the designed model it is hoped that a community-based integrated peatland management policy (formulation) can be produced. The ultimate goal is to find a solution to overcome the problem of degradation and damage in peatlands so that the achievement of sustainable peatland management targets is achieved.