Authors:
Asep Andi Yusup, Tsuyoshi Kato, Bong Suhandi, Nana Suparna and Michael Allen Brady
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
forest-plantation, groundwater, topography, water-management, west-kalimantan
Documentfile:
ipc16p520a368yusup.kato_.etal_.pdf
Summary:
Poorly planned and controlled drainage has often substantially lowered groundwater levels as well as soil moisture content in Indonesian coastal peatlands, particularly during the dry season. During prolonged dry periods the drained peat becomes a fuel hazard, which when burned, will often lead to uncontrolled fires and associated smoke haze. Plantation companies have introduced some management approaches for peatlands after much trial and error, but their effectiveness has seldom been verified from a scientific perspective. A water management approach should include: 1) planning based on available peat information and site-specific field survey data; 2) operations of wellplanned…