Restoration of degraded peatland has proven to be complex and many activities that have been initiated in recent years have not had a significant impacted on restoring peatland condition. Revitalization activities that have been carried out in several locations have not been effective. Likewise, rewetting actions were often poorly understood by the community. This research aimed to analyze land use-based peatland restoration opportunities and challenges in Kayu Labu village, South Sumatra. Survey methods and interviews with the stakeholders were applied to collect primary data in the field. The results showed that although Kayu Labu has been designated as one of the focus villages for restoration by the Peatland Restoration Agency, the restoration efforts to date have not significantly impacted on people’s lives. The community has not widely known the implementation of the programs, and only those who were directly involved in the activities were aware of the peatland restoration program. Several opportunities are available to support the implementation of land use-based peatland restoration in Kayu Labu: the community has a strong willingness and commitment to restore their peatlands because they have suffered badly from peatland fires in the past. The community also acknowledges the loss of their livelihoods due to peatland degradation, especially for purun craftsmen, gelam collectors, and fishers. There are also opportunities from government and research programs to be implemented in this area to support peatland restoration. However, there are still challenges that must be faced: the increasingly massive expansion of oil palm plantations by clearing the peatlands, the lack of knowledge about peatland, and there is a general feeling from the community that without peatland their lives would be better off because they could grow diverse crops with higher yields. Therefore, capacity building, communication and knowledge enhancement, and partnerships are needed for the success of land use-based peatland restoration in Kayu Labu.

Peatlands support the daily needs of people in many villages in Indonesia, including in Central Kalimantan Province. They provide the natural resources to enable fisheries, agriculture, plantations, and forestry. However, peatland utilization comes with various challenges, including fire, soil acidity, inundation, low fertility, and limited choice of suitable species. Many of the current uses of peatland can result in its degradation, oxidation, and increased risk of peat fire. Avoiding further environmental degradation will require the development of new technology that allows the community to both earn a livelihood and protect the peatland. In this study we assessed a range of technologies applied by 14 farmers at Tumbang Nusa village, Central Kalimantan province, in managing degraded peatlands in their home yard for agricultural business. The study shows that for endemic peatland species, good success can be achieved if they are planted directly. However, for species endemic to mineral land, there are four technologies applied by farmers in managing degraded peatland. The choice of technologies is influenced by their economic capacity/cash flow flexibility and their understanding of peatlands. Technologies intended to adapt to land inundation include the use of polybags, development of raised beds, and making peat mounds with mineral soil in the centre. Technologies to address the acidity and soil fertility include amelioration with dolomite lime and fertilizer. The use of polybags filled with peat soil is the easiest technology to adopt and can be conducted by all family members. However, a farmer’s choice of technology needs to always consider the potential environmental impacts in addition to increasing soil fertility so that peat conservation is maintained.

The research was conducted on Punti Kayu Recreation Park in Palembang, South Sumatera. The aim of these study were to: (1) Identify the visitor characteristics of Punti Kayu Recreation Park; (2) Identify factors influencing the demand of recreation; (3) Estimate of the demand equation of recreation benefit of Punti Kayu Recreation Park; (4) Value the economic of Recreation Park. The result revealed that visitor characteristics including old age, gender, incomes, occupation, cost during activity of recreation, motivation, and the vehicle type used were highly varied. The data were analyzed using multiple regression model. The factors influencing the visit to Punti Kayu Recreation Park were traveling expense, number of people per district, and number of working hour per day. The demand equation models based on traveling cost method was Y =-4.

Sistem pengelolaan tanaman di lahan milik dengan pola agroforestri di Provinsi Bengkulu secara tidak langsung merupakan suatu bentuk partisipasi masyarakat untuk menurunkan emisi gas rumah kaca. Agroforestri dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu program dalam Rencana Aksi Daerah (RAD) dalam upaya mitigasi dan adaptasi perubahan iklim. Metode dan wawancara dengan masyarakat digunakan untuk mengetahui tujuan utama masyarakat dalam mengembangkan agroforestri di lahan miliknya serta mengetahui sikap dan pengetahuan masyarakat terhadap peran agroforestri dalam upaya mitigasi perubahan iklim. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar masyarakat di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah mengembangkan pola agroforestri dengan dua atau lebih jenis tanaman karena pola ini lebih menguntungkan dari sisi pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup jangka pendek dan jangka panjang. Dari sisi ekonomi, masyarakat mengembangkan tanaman kayu dengan tujuan utama sebagai tabungan masa depan. Sementara itu dari sisi lingkungan, agroforestri memiliki peran penting dalam melindungi flora fauna, menjaga lingkungan, serta mengurangi pemanasan global. Akan tetapi masih banyak juga di antara anggota masyarakat yang belum menyadari akan hal ini, sehingga diperlukan introduksi teknologi dan sosialisasi tentang isu lingkungan kepada masyarakat untuk mempertahankan minat masyarakat dalam mengembangkan agroforestri di Bengkulu Tengah groforestri, partisipasi masyarakat, mitigasi perubahan iklim

Recreation is an activity to give pleasure and to refresh the people mentality. Punti Kayu Recreational Park (PKRP) is not only a natural recreation place in ABSTRAKRekreasi adalah suatu aktivitas untuk memberikan kesenangan dan sebagai sarana untuk mengembalikan kesegaran pada sikap mental.Taman Wisata Alam (TWA) Punti Kayu merupakan satu-satunya tempat rekreasi bernuansa alam yang ada di kota Palembang dan primadona bagi masyarakat. Namun pada kenyataannya jumlah kunjungan TWA mengalami penurunan dari tahun ke tahun. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendapatkan informasi tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku pengunjung dalam kunjungan ke TWA Punti Kayu. Untuk itu perlu diperoleh informasi mengenai perilaku pengunjung TWA Punti Kayu untuk meningkatkan jumlah pengunjung di masa mendatang. Pengumpulan dan pengolahan data menggunakan pengukuran Skala Likert kemudian dilakukan analisis dengan model regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor promosi, harga, produk, dan psikologis mempengaruhi perilaku pengunjung dan faktor psikologis merupakan faktor yang paling dominan. Faktor pendidikan dan pendapatan tidak mempengaruhi perilaku pengunjung.