This document summarizes research on applying a gender lens to community fire management and peatland restoration in Indonesia. The research is a multidisciplinary project that explicitly included a gender lens from the beginning. Initial lessons found that considerable capacity building is required to effectively implement gender equity and that external expert input alone is not sufficient. Moving forward, the researchers recommend taking incremental steps, learning together as a team, and continually revisiting and refining how gender is integrated into the disciplinary research. They also recommend aiming high with strong gender policies, and building learning opportunities throughout projects to look inward and help researchers understand the importance of gender equity integration.