Utilization of Peatlands Based on Local Wisdom and Community Welfare in Riau Province, Indonesia

Abstract

The majority of regions in Riau Province are coastal areas and many communities live on land that is dominated by peat. Peat ecosystems have unique characteristics, as they are classified as wetland areas, while also possessing regions of terrestrial land. Poor maintenance of these ecosystems can cause a variety of issues such as forest fires, drought, flooding, biodiversity loss, increasing emissions, climate change, and social community changes. The purpose of this paper is to formulate a model of peatland utilization based on local wisdom and community welfare, in an effort to support the sustainable management of peat ecosystems in Riau Province. The main commodities of the coastal community are agriculture, coconut, rubber, oil palm, sago, coffee, cocoa, areca nut. Therefore, an understanding of the use of peatlands is needed. This is to prevent damage to the peatland ecosystem, maintain biodiversity, store carbon, produce oxygen, and manage water. Policies and strategies for managing the peat ecosystem are carried out through the development of socio-economic and community culture to realize people's welfare based on local wisdom. The management and use of peatlands have contributed to the economy, even as the main source of livelihood for coastal communities. Utilization of peatlands based on local wisdom can maintain a sustainable peat ecosystem.

The Capability of the Meranti Islands Regency Government in the Development of Sago Based on Local Wisdom

“…The development of sago in marketing and exports to other countries can also open up new jobs for the community to increase economic growth [6]. Then in its implementation, the development of sago has challenges that need to be responded to well by the government, which is related to the development of superior products in the sago processing industrial area [3,12,24] so that it has an impact on increasing the ability and independence of farmers in each region [7].…”

“…This is supported because 70.91 ha of available and uncultivated areas still exist in the Meranti Islands Regency [4]. Then various studies explain that sago commodities also have multifunctional benefits that can support food security [11], support the community's economy [10], absorb labor [12], maintain health [5,11], maintain environmental balance [1,2], alternative food to replace rice [9,12,13], and can be an alternative future export commodity for Indonesia [4]. However, even though it has promising potential and prospects, of course, the sustainable development of sago in the Meranti Islands Regency requires the ability and assistance from the central and regional governments in the form of policies such as involving all relevant stakeholders, both from the government, academia, entrepreneurs, producers, institutions finance, as well as Non-Governmental Organizations [9].…”

Pengaruh Iklim terhadap Produksi Kakao di Kabupaten Gunungkidul

“…Usaha tanaman kakao mempunyai arti penting dalam aspek sosial ekonomi (Hadinata & Marianti, 2020;Hasanuddin, 2021;Kindangen et al, 2017). Budidaya kakao sebagai tindakan pengelolaan dan pemanfaatan lahan gambut memberikan kontribusi terhadap perekonomian, bahkan sebagai sumber mata pencaharian utama masyarakat pesisir (Syahza et al, 2020). Selain merupakan sumber devisa negara, juga merupakan sumber penghasilan bagi para petani kakao atau rumah tangga pedesaan, terutama di daerah-daerah sentra produksi (Dompreh et al, 2021;Rahmanu, 2009) seperti Kabupaten Gunungkidul.…”

Peatland ecological restoration based on independent community groups through revegetation in Tanjung Leban Village, Bengkalis Regency, Riau

“…Kawasan gambut juga merupakan penyimpan cadangan karbon yang sangat besar, baik di atas maupun di bawah permukaan tanah (Irianti et al, 2020). Pemerintah telah mengeluarkan kebijakan, pemanfaatan lahan gambut harus sejalan dengan tujuan pembangunan berkelanjutan (Syahza et al, 2020a). Provinsi Riau yang sekitar 56% ditutupi dengan lahan gambut, sangat rentan terhadap bencana kabut asap yang disebabkan oleh kebakaran lahan gambut.…”