Tropical forest and peatland conservation in Indonesia: Challenges and directions

People and Nature

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Mark E. Harrison¹  Juliarta Bramansa Ottay¹  Laura J. D’Arcy¹  Susan M. Cheyne¹  Anggodo⁵  Claire Belcher⁶  Lydia Cole⁷  Alue Dohong⁸  Yunsiska Ermiasi¹  Ted Feldpausch⁶  Angela Gallego-Sala⁶  Adib Gunawan^1,10  Andrea Höing¹  Simon J. Husson¹  Ici P. Kulu⁹  Siti Maimunah Soebagio^1,12  Shari Mang¹  Lina Mercado⁶  Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard¹  Susan E. Page¹  Rudy Priyanto⁸  Bernat Ripoll Capilla¹  Lucy Rowland⁶  Eduarda M. Santos^1,14  Viola Schreer^1,15  I. Nyoman Sudyana⁹  Supardi Bin Bakeri Taman^1,12  Sara A. Thornton¹  Caroline Upton²  Serge A. Wich^1,16  F. J. Frank van Veen^1,13 

[1] Borneo Nature Foundation;School of Geography, University of Leicester;Zoological Society of London (ZSL);Oxford Brookes University;Sebangau National Park Office;School of Geography, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter;School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews;Peatland Restoration Agency;University of Palangka Raya;Nature Conservation Agency Central Kalimantan (BSKDA KALTENG);Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universität Bonn;University Muhammadiyah Palangka Raya;Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter;Environmental Biology Research Group, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter;Brunel University;Liverpool John Moores University

关键词: fire;    forest;    Kalimantan;    peat‐swamp forest;    restoration;    revegetation;    revitalization;    rewetting;   

DOI  :  10.1002/pan3.10060

学科分类：护理学

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Tropical forests and peatlands provide important ecological, climate and socio-economic benefits from the local to the global scale. However, these ecosystems and their associated benefits are threatened by anthropogenic activities, including agricultural conversion, timber harvesting, peatland drainage and associated fire. Here, we identify key challenges, and provide potential solutions and future directions to meet forest and peatland conservation and restoration goals in Indonesia, with a particular focus on Kalimantan. Through a round-table, dual-language workshop discussion and literature evaluation, we recognized 59 political, economic, legal, social, logistical and research challenges, for which five key underlying factors were identified. These challenges relate to the 3Rs adopted by the Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency (Rewetting, Revegetation and Revitalization), plus a fourth R that we suggest is essential to incorporate into (peatland) conservation planning: Reducing Fires. Our analysis suggests that (a) all challenges have potential for impact on activities under all 4Rs, and many are inter-dependent and mutually reinforcing, implying that narrowly focused solutions are likely to carry a higher risk of failure; (b) addressing challenges relating to Rewetting and Reducing Fire is critical for achieving goals in all 4Rs, as is considering the local socio-political situation and acquiring local government and community support; and (c) the suite of challenges faced, and thus conservation interventions required to address these, will be unique to each project, depending on its goals and prevailing local environmental, social and political conditions. With this in mind, we propose an eight-step adaptive management framework, which could support projects in both Indonesia and other tropical areas to identify and overcome their specific conservation and restoration challenges. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

【 授权许可】

CC BY