Water management for hydrological restoration and fire prevention in tropical peatland

Sutikno, Sigit; Rinaldi, Rizky; Saputra, Eka; Kusairi, M; Saharjo, Bambang Hero; Putra, Erianto Indra

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/933/1/012053

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“…It can be seen that Baru Village, which has an area of almost three times that of Kumpai Batu Bawah Village, has actually experienced a smaller burned area and a larger extinguishing range. In addition, canalization also affects the severity of degradation, which in turn exacerbates the risk of land fires (Amal et al 2019;Sutikno et al 2020). In Baru Village, the primary canal is 9,000 meters long, and the secondary canal is 13,650 meters, while in the village of Kumpai Batu Bawah, primary and secondary canals have been built at 13,050 meters and 39,440 meters, respectively.…”

Section: Factors Influencing the Different Strategies Of Local And Tr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural strategies of the local and transmigrant communities in dealing with land and forest fire disasters in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

2022

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Abstract. Sinta D, Iskandar J, Gunawan B. 2022. Cultural strategies of the local and transmigrant communities in dealing with land and forest fire disasters in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 4705-4715. The Indonesian Province of Central Kalimantan has frequently faced catastrophic land and forest fire disasters in the last two decades. In 2015, the province experienced the most extensive land and forest fire disaster in Indonesia, causing severe ecological, economic, and socio-political problems. The villages of Baru and Kumpai Batu Bawah, located in South Arut Subdistrict, are included in the Priority Zone for Forest and Land Fire Disaster Management in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The two villages have been recognized as a high potential hazard and vulnerability to forest and land fires since 2015. This study aimed to compare the cultural strategies of the local communities of Baru Village with transmigrant communities of Kumpai Batu Bawah Village with distinctly different cultures in dealing with forest and land fires. The qualitative method was applied in this study. Several field techniques, including observation and semi-structured interviews or in-depth interviews with competent informants of local and transmigrant communities, were employed. The study showed that distinctive strategies were applied by two communities, based on the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and embedded with culture for dealing with land and forest fire disasters in the Central Kalimantan ecosystem. Some TEK and cultural factors, including ways of looking at nature, and knowledge related to the environment expressed in the form of behavior such as land management practices for agriculture with disaster mitigation were documented as predominant factors of both communities for dealing with land and forest fire disasters.

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Cultural strategies of the local and transmigrant communities in dealing with land and forest fire disasters in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

2022

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“…During wet season, water in the peatland area can be released, and during dry season the water was retained, affected the GWL is always at a safe depth. [17].…”

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Peatland Management Based on Hydrological Characteristics at Peatland Rangsang Island, Kepulauan Meranti Regency

Turmudi

Fahrudin²

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Rangsang Island is one of the three main islands in the Kepulauan Meranti district which is dominated by peatlands. Rangsang Island, which faces the Straits of Malacca in the east, is under massive pressure in the utilization of its land. In the management of peatlands, the hydrological aspect plays an important role, in accordance with the characteristics of peatlands where the land is saturated with water, either periodically or permanently. This study aims to determine the hydrological characteristics of peatlands in an effort to sustainably manage peatlands in the Rangsang Island area. The method used is spatial analysis, hydrological analysis of peatlands. The data used consists of land unit maps, soil maps, rainfall for the period 1998-2019, ground water level (GWL) period August 2019-August 2021 population data. The results of this study indicate that fluctuations of GWL during dry season were 42 – 45 cm relatively safe; and GWL control in peatland management is very important in dealing sustainability of peat land especially during dry season. Cultivation of plants that are adaptive to the peat ecosystem such as liberica coffee supports an efforts to sustain the peatland area.

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“…To facilitate the restoration of peatlands, canals or diches are blocked to increase groundwater levels [ 22 – 24 ] and thereby to reduce susceptibility to fire [ 23 ]. The intervention is also intended to restore the function of the peat as a carbon sink and to reduce carbon emissions [ 25 ].…”

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Flooding tolerance of four tropical peatland tree species in a nursery trial

Tata¹,

Nuroniah²,

Ahsania

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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In order to facilitate hydrological restoration, initiatives have been conducted to promote tree growth in degraded and rewetted peatlands in Indonesia. For these initiatives to be successful, tree seedlings need to be able to survive flooding episodes, with or without shade. We investigated the survival rates and the formation of adventitious roots in the case of four tree species exposed to combinations of different shading and water levels under controlled conditions in a nursery, with artificial rainwater and with peat soil as the medium. The research focused on the following questions (i) whether trees can grow on flooded peat soils; and (ii) which plant traits allow plants to cope with inundation, with or without shade. The four tree species compared (Shorea balangeran, Cratoxylum arborescens, Nephelium lappaceum and Durio zibethinus) include two natural pioneer and two farmer-preferred fruit trees. The experiment used a split-split plot design with 48 treatment combinations and at least 13 tree-level replicates. The study found that S. balangeran and C. arborescens had relatively high survival rates and tolerated saturated condition for 13 weeks, while N. lappaceum and D. zibethinus required non-saturated peat conditions. S. balangeran and C. arborescens developed adventitious roots to adapt to the inundated conditions. D. zibethinus, S. balangeran and N. lappaceum grew best under moderate (30%) shading levels, while C. arborescent grew best in full sunlight.

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Water management for hydrological restoration and fire prevention in tropical peatland

Cited by 13 publications

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Cultural strategies of the local and transmigrant communities in dealing with land and forest fire disasters in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cultural strategies of the local and transmigrant communities in dealing with land and forest fire disasters in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Peatland Management Based on Hydrological Characteristics at Peatland Rangsang Island, Kepulauan Meranti Regency

Flooding tolerance of four tropical peatland tree species in a nursery trial

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