出版社：Igitur, Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services
摘要：Considering the limitations of the highly productive arable land for supporting food security
in Indonesia, development and optimization degraded peatlands for agricultural expansion is an
option, although this area is one of the primary sources of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.
Consequently, specific management strategies should be applied to reduce the emission and
to serve future generations. Also, mitigation of climate change in the peatlands agriculture
should also be given priority. This paper explores the existing farming action on climate
change mitigation, and strategies of degraded peatlands management to mitigate climate
change in term of reducing GHG emission. Existing condition of mitigation action by farmers
in their farming systems; rice, rubber and oil palm, were reviewed through a farm household
survey. Then, development strategies for climate change mitigation through sustainable
degraded peatlands management were discussed through Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
and in-depth interview with experts from concerned research institutions and universities
through morphological analysis. The finding of this research shows that farmer’s existing
climate change mitigation actions pertain to land preparation, water management, and soil
management in their farming system. Moreover, specific actions and strategies to mitigate
climate change in the sustainable degraded peatlands management which were determined
based on the most relevant variables under a given future condition consist of constructing
canal blocking system, introducing technology for water and soil management, revitalizing
agricultural extension institution as well as establishing fire brigade and improving farmer
experience and knowledge on climate change.
