Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis

Indonesian peatlands are facing severe environmental challenges due to unsustainable peatlands management. The Indonesian government has established various regulations in response to international and regional agreements on zero carbon and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The study reviews...

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Main Authors: Wirastuti Widyatmanti, Budiman Minasny, Disyacitta Awanda, Deha Agus Umarhadi, Zealandia Sarah Nurul Fatma, William Krista Mahendra, Damien J. Field
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Soil Security
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667006222000466
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author Wirastuti Widyatmanti
Budiman Minasny
Disyacitta Awanda
Deha Agus Umarhadi
Zealandia Sarah Nurul Fatma
William Krista Mahendra
Damien J. Field
author_facet Wirastuti Widyatmanti
Budiman Minasny
Disyacitta Awanda
Deha Agus Umarhadi
Zealandia Sarah Nurul Fatma
William Krista Mahendra
Damien J. Field
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description Indonesian peatlands are facing severe environmental challenges due to unsustainable peatlands management. The Indonesian government has established various regulations in response to international and regional agreements on zero carbon and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The study reviews the chronological impact of peatland regulations on land use/land cover (LULC) conditions in Indonesia, in particular four major peatland areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Remote sensing data from 1990 to 2020 is used to generate LULC maps, recorded every 5 years, which were compared within the corresponding year in which regulations were established. The results show that the establishment of Indonesian peatland regulations coincided with the ongoing development of international climate change agreements. Historically, temporal image analysis shows massive land-use change between the years 1995–2010. Since 2010 the deforestation rate has slowed and continues to remain low. Improved peatland maps - identifying high carbon stocks with the minimum required accuracy to take action - remain a priority and can also be used to support sustainable development in Indonesia with more effective planning. The lack of detailed mapping of the capability and condition of peatlands is one of the factors that hinder effective policy development, therefore the implementation of digital soil mapping is recommended to support ongoing peatland security through codification.
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spelling doaj.art-4216e09b292541b499bd411d190576e92022-12-22T04:19:53ZengElsevierSoil Security2667-00622022-12-019100080Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysisWirastuti Widyatmanti0Budiman Minasny1Disyacitta Awanda2Deha Agus Umarhadi3Zealandia Sarah Nurul Fatma4William Krista Mahendra5Damien J. Field6Department of Geographic Information Science, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia; Corresponding author.School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, The University of Sydney, AustraliaDepartment of Geographic Information Science, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaDepartment of Geographic Information Science, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaDepartment of Geographic Information Science, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaDepartment of Geographic Information Science, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, The University of Sydney, AustraliaIndonesian peatlands are facing severe environmental challenges due to unsustainable peatlands management. The Indonesian government has established various regulations in response to international and regional agreements on zero carbon and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The study reviews the chronological impact of peatland regulations on land use/land cover (LULC) conditions in Indonesia, in particular four major peatland areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Remote sensing data from 1990 to 2020 is used to generate LULC maps, recorded every 5 years, which were compared within the corresponding year in which regulations were established. The results show that the establishment of Indonesian peatland regulations coincided with the ongoing development of international climate change agreements. Historically, temporal image analysis shows massive land-use change between the years 1995–2010. Since 2010 the deforestation rate has slowed and continues to remain low. Improved peatland maps - identifying high carbon stocks with the minimum required accuracy to take action - remain a priority and can also be used to support sustainable development in Indonesia with more effective planning. The lack of detailed mapping of the capability and condition of peatlands is one of the factors that hinder effective policy development, therefore the implementation of digital soil mapping is recommended to support ongoing peatland security through codification.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667006222000466CodificationPeatland securityLand use policyRemote sensingCarbon stockClimate change
spellingShingle Wirastuti Widyatmanti
Budiman Minasny
Disyacitta Awanda
Deha Agus Umarhadi
Zealandia Sarah Nurul Fatma
William Krista Mahendra
Damien J. Field
Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
Soil Security
Codification
Peatland security
Land use policy
Remote sensing
Carbon stock
Climate change
title Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
title_full Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
title_fullStr Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
title_full_unstemmed Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
title_short Codification to secure Indonesian peatlands: From policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
title_sort codification to secure indonesian peatlands from policy to practices as revealed by remote sensing analysis
topic Codification
Peatland security
Land use policy
Remote sensing
Carbon stock
Climate change
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667006222000466
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