Authors:
Fahmuddin Agus, Neneng Laela Nurida, Maswar, Wahyunto, I. GM Subiksa, Husnain, and Dedi Nursyamsi
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
co2-emissions, degraded-peatland, oil-palm, opportunity-cost, peat-shrub, rubber
Documentfile:
ipc16p590-593a241agus.nurida.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Indonesia has around 4 Mha of degraded peat shrub from a total of about 15 Mha peatland nationally. These lands emit CO2 and are fire prone. Using them for productive uses may not only reduce both problems, but also promises livelihood to local communities. We evaluated the net present values, CO2 emissions and opportunity costs (OpCosts) of different land uses on peatland in Riau, Jambi, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Papua Provinces, Indonesia from September 2012 to August 2013. In general the benefits from utilizing peatland for…