Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands

This book explores the degradation and restoration of Indonesian peatlands, focusing on resilience, vulnerability, adaptation, and transformation. It examines restoration efforts through rewetting, revegetation, and rehabilitation, and discusses the role of local knowledge and the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program. The book covers fieldwork over a decade and includes insights into agrarian and social changes, biological changes, carbon emission, water control, timber use, and revegetation efforts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the vital task of restoring degraded peatlands, a crucial measure in combating the detrimental effects of global warming, which are closely linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 15 and 13. Through an integrated lens of resilience, vulnerability, adaptation, and transformation, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of peatland degradation and restoration in the Indonesian peatland ecosystem. It sheds light on the resilience characteristics of peat swamp forests, delves deeper into local knowledge to develop studies on institutions, governance, and ecological conditions that support these forests' resilience, and elaborates on the concept of transformation in today's degraded peatlands.

While peat swamp forests possess inherent resilience, they remain highly vulnerable. The book examines restoration efforts through rewetting, revegetation, and rehabilitation of local livelihoods, incorporating concepts of adaptation and transformation. The comprehensive analysis encompasses fieldwork spanning over a decade, encompassing diverse aspects such as agrarian and social changes, biological changes (including birds, mammals, and termites), carbon emission, water control, timber use, revegetation efforts, and the implementation of the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program.

Furthermore, the book employs the principles of vulnerability, resilience, adaptability, and transformation based on extensive studies on peatlands and observations of and participation in numerous efforts to prevent fires and restore the degraded peatland, involving researchers, governments, non-government organizations (NGOs), private companies, and local communities. The discussion encompasses the period of pre-degradation and various restoration initiatives to gain a deeper understanding and analysis of long-term peatland dynamics.

Weight: 524g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819909056
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023