Authors:
Supiandi Sabiham, Winarna, Heru Bagus Pulunggono, Dian Novarina, and Bandung Sahari
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
economic, peatland, social, sustainable-management
Documentfile:
ipc16p39-42a454sabihamwinarna.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Indonesian peatland has now become the global topic in relation with environment problems including land fires, declining massive ecosystem functions, and increasing carbon emission. Agricultural activities on it are currently seen as an irresponsible development which created those environmental catastrophes especially land fires, instead of climatic problem. This was responded by the government policies which prohibit peatland conversion, restrict ground surface water level not more than 0.4 meter for cultivated peatland, and develop peatland restoration program. Peatland cultivation in Indonesia has been started a long time ago since 1910s where Banjarese and Buginese migrated to the tidal zone peatland of Kalimantan and Sumatera. This was followed by transmigration…