Land (Nov 2021)

Restoration of Degraded Tropical Peatland in Indonesia: A Review

  • Tri Wira Yuwati,
  • Dony Rachmanadi,
  • Pratiwi,
  • Maman Turjaman,
  • Yonky Indrajaya,
  • Hunggul Yudono Setio Hadi Nugroho,
  • Muhammad Abdul Qirom,
  • Budi Hadi Narendra,
  • Bondan Winarno,
  • Sri Lestari,
  • Purwanto Budi Santosa,
  • Rahardyan Nugroho Adi,
  • Endang Savitri,
  • Pamungkas Buana Putra,
  • Reni Setyo Wahyuningtyas,
  • Retno Prayudyaningsih,
  • Wawan Halwany,
  • Besri Nasrul,
  • Bastoni,
  • Daniel Mendham

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/land10111170
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 11
p. 1170

Abstract

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Tropical peatlands are fragile ecosystems with an important role in conserving biodiversity, water quality and availability, preventing floods, soil intrusion, erosion and sedimentation, and providing a livelihood for people. However, due to illegal logging, fire and conversion into other land use, the peatlands in Indonesia are under serious threat. Efforts to restore Indonesia’s tropical peatlands have been accelerated by the establishment of the Peatland Restoration Agency in early 2016. The restoration action policy includes the rewetting, revegetation and revitalisation of local livelihood (known as the 3Rs). This paper summarises the regulatory, institutional and planning aspects of peatland restoration, in addition to the implementation of the 3Rs in Indonesia, including failures, success stories, and the criteria and indicators for the success of peatland restoration.

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