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Optimising the reintroduction of a specialist peatland butterfly Coenonympha tullia onto peatland restoration sites
AbstractThe two main goals of peatland restoration are habitat improvement and climate change mitigation by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from...
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Genetic Diversity in Peatland Restoration: A Case of Jelutung
The target of the Indonesian government was to restore at least 2 million ha of degraded peatlands by 2020. This can be achieved by applying three...
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Peatland
The high significance of peatlands for species, habitat, landscape and climate protection is widely recognised throughout Europe today. In addition...
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Water Management for Integrated Peatland Restoration in Pulau Tebing Tinggi PHU, Riau
Water management is an important aspect for hydrological restoration in the tropical peatland because the availability of water is not evenly...
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Application of Palaeoecological and Geochemical Proxies in the Context of Tropical Peatland Degradation and Restoration: A Review for Southeast Asia
Tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia (SEA) have undergone large-scale degradation in recent times due to extensive land use changes and drainage...
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Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia A Transdisciplinary Analysis
This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local...
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Response of testate amoeba assemblages to peatland drain blocking
Peatlands represent globally important habitats and carbon stores. However, human impacts and climate change leave peatlands with a substantial...
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Diaspore bank experiment with the invasive moss Campylopus introflexus: Can peatland restoration suppress its germination?
The spontaneous recovery of the plant cover of extracted peatlands is a long-lasting process, and re-vegetation depends largely on species emerging...
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The Dimension of Gender in Peatland Management in Rantau Baru Village
Although harnessing full community participation in natural resource management produces positive ecological and economic outcomes, the specific...
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Village Initiatives for Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration in Riau After the Enactment of the 2014 Village Law
Since Indonesia enacted the Village Law of 2014, fiscal transfers from the central and district governments to villages have increased markedly. As a...
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The Inequity Implications of Peatland Conservation Policies
Implementation of conservation policies can result in negative impacts and exacerbate existing disparities, yet studies of these risks in peatland...
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Organic matter decomposition in mountain peatlands: effects of substrate quality and peatland degradation
Background and AimsPeatlands occupy only 3% of Earth’s terrestrial lands but store about one-third of global soil carbon. However, these large carbon...
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CO2 uptake decreased and CH4 emissions increased in first two years of peatland seismic line restoration
Oil and gas exploration has resulted in over 300,000 km of linear disturbances, known as seismic lines, throughout boreal peatlands across Canada....
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Agroforestry Approaches in the Restoration of Peatland Landscapes in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Peatland is one of the important ecosystems in Indonesia, which covers about 14.9 Mha area. It has significant roles in carbon storage, water...
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Peatland Degradation, Timber Plantations, and Land Titles in Sumatra
Peatlands in Riau, Sumatra were relatively untouched by development or deforestation until at least the beginning of the 1970s. But today these...
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Toward Climate Change Mitigation: Restoration of the Indonesian Peat Swamp
Indonesia created a breakthrough in peatland management by establishing the Peatland Restoration Agency in early 2016 with the aim of restoring...
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Rethinking the Local Wisdom Approach in Peatland Restoration through the Case of Rantau Baru: A Critical Inquiry to the Present-Day Concept of Kearifan Lokal
In recent years, studies have promoted the efficacy of “local wisdom” in contributing to the prevention of peatland degradation and its fires in...
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Changes in Litter Decomposition Across Succession in a Post-mined Peatland, Northern Japan
Litter decomposition along successional sere after peat mining was monitored for 3 years on post-mined peatland in Sarobetsu Mire, northern Japan....
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Restoration Economy: Costs and Benefits
Cost-benefit calculations play a role not only for land use and generally for nature conservation and environmental protection at the business and...
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Degradation Reduces Microbial Richness and Alters Microbial Functions in an Australian Peatland
Peatland ecosystems cover only 3% of the world’s land area; however, they store one-third of the global soil carbon (C). Microbial communities are...
