Recent Peat Fire Activity in the Mega Rice Project Area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Putra, Erianto Indra; Hayasaka, Hiroshi; Takahashi, Hidenori; Usup, Aswin

doi:10.20965/jdr.2008.p0334

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“…Our previous study (Putra et al 2008) showed that more than 90% of peat fires in Central Kalimantan from 1997 to 2007 occurred in the dry season.…”

Section: Fires and The Dr Y Season Occur Together In Allmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…However, previous studies indicated that after 1997 forest and peat fires in Indonesia tend to occur ever y year in the dr y season (Dennis 1999, Adinugroho et al 2005, Murdiyarso and Aidaningsih 2006, Ministry of Forestry 2008, even in non El Niño years (Putra et al 2008). This change in fire incidence in Indonesia may be related to the rapid decrease in forest areas.…”

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The effect of the precipitation pattern of the dry season on peat fire occurrence in the Mega Rice Project area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Putra

Hiroshi

2011

Tropics

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Indonesia has experienced severe tropical forest fires from a long time ago, mainly in El Niño years.However, previous studies showed that after 1997 forest and peat fires in Indonesia tend to occur every year in the dry season, even in non El Niño years. To clarify this recent pattern of incidence, we studied the fire situation in the Mega Rice Project (MRP) area, Central Kalimantan where large scale development of tropical swamp-forest has been carried out since 1996. To identify the causes of the recent severe peat fires, weather data for Palangkaraya from 1978 to 2007, hotspot data captured by the MODIS satellite, monthly Niño 3.4 sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, and ground water level (GWL) data were analyzed.The results of the analysis clearly showed a relationship among the precipitation pattern of the dry season, GWL change, Niño 3.4 SST Anomalies, and fire occurrences. A pattern of low precipitation in the dry season decreased GWL and caused a peat fire peak in the middle of August when daily precipitation reached the minimum. These results suggest that large areas of bared peat in the MRP now has a high susceptibility to fire coupled with the precipitation pattern of the dry season.

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“…Our previous study (Putra et al 2008) showed that more than 90% of peat fires in Central Kalimantan from 1997 to 2007 occurred in the dry season.…”

Section: Fires and The Dr Y Season Occur Together In Allmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of the precipitation pattern of the dry season on peat fire occurrence in the Mega Rice Project area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Hiroshi

2011

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“…The objective was to convert one million hectares of tropical swamp forest to rice paddy fields and promote transmigration. This resulted in large-scale deforestation and peatland drainage mostly in the province of Central Kalimantan (Putra et al, 2008).…”

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Precipitation–fire linkages in Indonesia (1997–2015)

Fanin

Werf

2017

Biogeosciences

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Abstract. Over the past decades, fires have burned annually in Indonesia, yet the strength of the fire season is for a large part modulated by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The two most recent very strong El Niño years were 2015 and 1997. Both years involved high incidences of fire in Indonesia. At present, there is no consistent satellite data stream spanning the full 19-year record, thereby complicating a comparison between these two fire seasons. We have investigated how various fire and precipitation datasets

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“…Major fire events occurred in Kalimantan in 1846, 1902, 1915, and 1972, all of which were El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years [8]. El Niño reduced precipitation drastically [9], which makes peatland more susceptible to fire due to lowered water table [10]. Local communities in East Kalimantan and South Sumatra have traditionally conducted slashing and burning in peat swamp forests along the river bank and forest edges to convert the forest to agricultural land ( [11] [12]).…”

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Peatland Fires in Riau, Indonesia, in Relation to Land Cover Type, Land Management, Landholder, and Spatial Management

Prayoto¹,

Ishihara²,

Firdaus³

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JEP

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Peatland in Southeast Asia has an important function in the provision of ecosystem services such as carbon sink, climate regulation, water supply, biodiversity, and others. Recurrent fires in the peatland, especially in Indonesia, have changed peatland functions from carbon sequestration to carbon emission, causing severe environmental and economic problems. Fire prevention requires an understanding of the factors affecting fire in peatland. We compared fire occurrences in 2014 between different land cover types, land management systems, landholders, and proximity to roads and canals in Riau Province, Indonesia. Remote sensing and field data were collected and analyzed. Shrubland was the most fire-prone land cover, while plantations and mangrove forests were the least. Shrubland has high fire occurrence regardless of land management and landholder type. Peat swamp forests that are allowed to be utilized were more fire-prone than conserved peat swamp forests. Oil palms from unregistered companies had more fires than those from registered companies and smallholders. Coconut and sago plantations from companies had more fires than smallholder cultivation. Proximity to roads and canals affects the occurrence of fires in peat swamp forests; however, proximity had less of an effect on fire occurrence in shrubland. The high percentage of burned areas in shrubland showed that land cover was a major factor that affects fire in peatland, followed by land management, landholders, and proximity to roads and canals. These findings indicate the importance of law enforcement and land management systems, management schemes by different landholders, and the spatial arrangement of land cover, roads, and canals for integrated peatland management and restoration of shrubland into peat swamp forest and other fire-resistant land cover types with sustainable production.

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Recent Peat Fire Activity in the Mega Rice Project Area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cited by 51 publications

References 5 publications

The effect of the precipitation pattern of the dry season on peat fire occurrence in the Mega Rice Project area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

The effect of the precipitation pattern of the dry season on peat fire occurrence in the Mega Rice Project area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Precipitation–fire linkages in Indonesia (1997–2015)

Peatland Fires in Riau, Indonesia, in Relation to Land Cover Type, Land Management, Landholder, and Spatial Management

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