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Are peatland farming systems sustainable? Case study on assessing existing farming systems in the peatland of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2017-12-21 , DOI: 10.1080/1943815x.2017.1412326
Arif Surahman 1, 2 , Peeyush Soni 1 , Ganesh P. Shivakoti 3
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Economically, peatland plays an important role since they can be reclaimed for agriculture. Shallow peat (<100 cm) can be used to grow food crops including vegetables. Peatland has also become attractive for development of large-scale oil palm and rubber plantations. However, peatland has a number of constraints in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, especially CO2 emissions in the degraded peatland. These arise from decomposition of peat. Common sense suggests three alternatives to manage GHG emissions from degraded peatland: conservation and restoration, natural recovery, and agricultural use. In this context, the challenge is to utilize degraded tropical peatland for agriculture while avoiding the negative impacts, and ensuring its environmental sustainability. This research attempts to contribute toward developing better management plans. Results of this study show that rice farming has highest sustainable score in degraded peatland. Rice farming secured a 52.14% sustainability score, while oil palm and rubber farming exhibited 47.55 and 47.67% sustainable scores, respectively. Therefore, rice farming can be considered as the first alternative for development of degraded peatland. Improved oil palm and rubber farming systems may also be subsequently considered if their sustainability can be improved.



中文翻译:

泥炭地农业系统可持续吗?评估印度尼西亚加里曼丹中部泥炭地现有农业系统的案例研究

在经济上,泥炭地起着重要的作用,因为它们可以被垦殖用于农业。浅泥炭(<100厘米)可用于种植包括蔬菜在内的粮食作物。泥炭地也吸引了大规模油棕和橡胶种植园的发展。但是,泥炭地在温室气体(GHG)排放方面,尤其是CO 2排放方面有很多限制。退化泥炭地的排放。这些来自泥炭的分解。常识表明,管理退化泥炭地温室气体排放的三种替代方法是:保护和恢复,自然恢复和农业利用。在这种情况下,挑战在于如何利用退化的热带泥炭地进行农业生产,同时避免负面影响,并确保其环境可持续性。这项研究试图为制定更好的管理计划做出贡献。这项研究的结果表明,在退化的泥炭地上,水稻种植的可持续性得分最高。水稻种植获得了52.14%的可持续性评分,而油棕和橡胶种植分别获得了47.55和47.67%的可持续性评分。因此,水稻种植可以被视为退化泥炭地发展的第一选择。

更新日期:2017-12-21
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