Indonesia is a prime target for international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use and land use change sectors, since the c ountry is known to be a global leader in such emissions, ranking third in overall greenhouse g as emissions (fossil fuels plus land use sectors), if assumptions about peatland emissions are correct. Current international negotiations on incentive systems for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) ha ve yet to clarify the scope of the intended rules and the relationship with other types of land use change emissions (previously deforested peatlands, agriculture and trees out side forest). However, the landscape-scale relationships between rural livelihoods, economic development and conservation and enhancement of above- and belowground carbon st ocks need to be understood for any of the institutional mechanisms currently discussed. Within Indonesia, the peatlands of Central Ka limantan are a recognized hotspot of emissions, with a complex history of planned and spontane ous land use change as their cause, within a peat dome environment that provides strong linkages between water tables and associated fire risk and requires the integration of manageme nt on a scale considerably above the village level. This report details a livelihood assess ment that included an analysis of land management, poverty, gender, the role of fire and drainage pr actices for the area known as the ‘Ex-Mega Rice Project’ in Central Kalimantan, focussing on Block A (strongly affected by the Rice Project) and Block E (relatively intact) that cover parts of the major peat dome and adjacent rivers. This site was selected as a de monstration site for REDD under the Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership (KFCP) suppor ted by the Governments of Australia and Indonesia.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5716/WP16453.PDFSkor altmetrik:
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Tahun publikasi
2009
Penulis
Suyanto S W; Khususiyah, N.; Sardi I; Buana R Y; van Noordwijk, M.
Bahasa
English
Kata kunci
emissions, forest products, living standards, rice
Geografis
Indonesia
