Performance assessment of existing canal-blocking in restoration management of peatland conservation

Abstract

The aim of this research is to assess existing results of the canal-blocking peatland conservation due to the classification of 5 canal-blocking types on peatland conservation as the management of restoration in the peatland area of Block-C ex-PLG. The low water levels (>40 cm from the surface) during the dry season make dry peatlands susceptible to fires. The back wetting of peatland is the early effort in preventing the peatland fire, which can be carried out on a wide scale by exploiting the available canal network through the overall and integrated canal blocking in unity of peatland hydraulics. The canal blocking due to the five types of canal blocking classification, which is intended to back the discussion of peatland, can give the ecology and society economic impacts that include supporting the natural vegetation recovery, preparation of water supply along season on the peatland hydrologic unity, and to be preventing drought and also the fire that are often happened in the dry season. Land use is suggested based on customization: agriculture and plantation in designated areas, adaptive vegetation in limited plantation zones, and protected areas restored to serve as safeguarded vegetation zones.