Authors:
Grahame Applegate, Bambang H. Saharjo, Bob Yokelson, Kevin Ryan, Andrew P.Vayda, Tim Jessup, Sulistyo, Erianto Indra Putra, Laura Graham and Mark Cochrane
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
mrv, peat-emission-factors, peat-fire-evaluation, peat-fires, tropical-peat-land
Documentfile:
ipc16p384-389a119applegatesaharjo.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Peatland fires are a major contributor to Indonesia‘s greenhouse gas emissions in recent decades, particularly in previously drained and burnt areas during El Niño events, as witnessed in 2015. Despite the estimated magnitude of these emissions, peat and peatland fires still lack verified field data, methods and models. Peat fire emissions are still not fully incorporated within the Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS) as part of its carbon Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV). This NASA-funded joint Indonesia and USA project is based in the Ex-Mega-Rice Project, within the BOS-Mawas Area in Central Kalimantan. It builds upon the extensive investments and research of the previous Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) REDD+…