Tropical peatland is an important terrestrial carbon pool and habitat of endemic species that requires sustainable management for the benefit of local livelihoods and global climate. The size of carbon stocks and accumulation are staggering but there is no clear and easy access to markets for tro...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Suryadiputra, I.N.
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Wahyunto
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[Tropical peatlands management and climate change: a case study in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Tropical peatlands management and climate change: a case study in Sumatra, Indonesia
Chokkalingam, U.
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Suyanto, S.
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[Summary of workshop results: kebakaran di lahan rawa/gambut di Sumatera: masalah dan solusi: prosiding semiloka, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, 10 - 11 Desember 2003]
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Summary of workshop results: kebakaran di lahan rawa/gambut di Sumatera: masalah dan solusi: prosiding semiloka, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, 10 - 11 Desember 2003
Chokkalingam, U.
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Suyanto, S.
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[Ringkasan hasil semiloka: kebakaran di lahan rawa/gambut di Sumatera: masalah dan solusi: prosiding semiloka, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, 10 - 11 Desember 2003]
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Ringkasan hasil semiloka: kebakaran di lahan rawa/gambut di Sumatera: masalah dan solusi: prosiding semiloka, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, 10 - 11 Desember 2003
Tropical peat lands constitute one of the most important area for the land utilization in insular Asia, although peat lands are widely distributed in Asia of 22.2 million ha compared with 5.2 million ha in America and 3.5 million ha in Africa (Kyuma et al. 1986). 18.2 million ha of peat exist in ...
Kobayashi, S.
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[Forest structure and regeneration process of peat swamp Alan forests (Shorea albida) in Brunei Darussalam]
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Forest structure and regeneration process of peat swamp Alan forests (Shorea albida) in Brunei Darussalam
In many parts of the developing world carbon sequestration projects have been implemented in association with community development. This is a practical way to demonstrate environmental as well as social benefits of the projects. To some extent the projects are in line with the dual objectives of...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach]
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Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach
A case study from the central extensive peatland sections of the Middle Mahakam Area, East Kalimantan, is used to depic how local use of fire for agriculture extraction activities could be a major factor driving peatland transformation. Large-scale fires that occured in the area in 1982/83 and 19...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Tacconi, L.
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Ruchiat, Y.
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[Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement]
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Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement
While tropical peat swamps can present very large stocks, the threat of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere is much lower. Given the current agreement for activities to be conducted through the Clean Development Mechanism (afforestation and reforestation only), it seems there is little opp...
MacDicken, K.G.
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[Cash for tropical peat: land use change and forestry projects for climate change mitigation]
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Cash for tropical peat: land use change and forestry projects for climate change mitigation
Chokkalingam, U.
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Suyanto, S.
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Permana, R.P.
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Kurniawan, I.
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Mannes, J.
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Darmawan, A.
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Khususiyah, N.
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Susanto, R.S.
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[Pengelolaan api, perubahan sumberdaya alam dan pengaruhnya terhadap kehidupan masyarakat di areal rawa/gambut-Sumatera bagian selatan]
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Pengelolaan api, perubahan sumberdaya alam dan pengaruhnya terhadap kehidupan masyarakat di areal rawa/gambut-Sumatera bagian selatan