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M. Murtedza, . and Ritzema H., . and W.H. Wan Sulaiman, . and Page S., . (2007) Capacity building for sustainable management of peatlands in the humid tropics : from research to application. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
About one quarter of the worlds tropical peatlands 11 million hectares occur in Borneo. These peatlands have global ecological significance being some of the largest remaining areas of lowland rainforest in SE Asia that provide the habitat of many endangered species. In addition they are large stores of carbon and water and have an important regional economic role providing forest products and land for settlement and agricultural development Rieley et al 2001. Utilisation of this resource for agriculture or plantation crops requires drainage that unavoidably leads to irreversible loss of peat through subsidence resulting in severe disturbance of the substrate and creating problems for cultivation and peoples livelihoods. If the specific characteristics of peatlands are taken into consideration these peatlands can be managed in a sustainable way to ensure a sufficient and continuous supply of raw materials and agricultural products and to maintain biodiversity and environmental conservation see e.g. the development in Western Johore and Sarawak in Malaysia. If however the specific characteristics are not taken into consideration the results can be destructive as can be sadly demonstrated by the failure of the Mega Rice Project in Central Kalimantan Indonesia see e.g. Rieley and Page 2005.
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About one quarter of the worlds tropical peatlands 11 million hectares occur in Borneo. These peatlands have global ecological significance being some of the largest remaining areas of lowland rainforest in SE Asia that provide the habitat of many endangered species. In addition they are large stores of carbon and water and have an important regional economic role providing forest products and land for settlement and agricultural development Rieley et al 2001. Utilisation of this resource for agriculture or plantation crops requires drainage that unavoidably leads to irreversible loss of peat through subsidence resulting in severe disturbance of the substrate and creating problems for cultivation and peoples livelihoods. If the specific characteristics of peatlands are taken into consideration these peatlands can be managed in a sustainable way to ensure a sufficient and continuous supply of raw materials and agricultural products and to maintain biodiversity and environmental conservation see e.g. the development in Western Johore and Sarawak in Malaysia. If however the specific characteristics are not taken into consideration the results can be destructive as can be sadly demonstrated by the failure of the Mega Rice Project in Central Kalimantan Indonesia see e.g. Rieley and Page 2005.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal S590.2 S683 2007 Call Number |
| AGROVOC Term: | PEATLANDS |
| AGROVOC Term: | HUMID TROPICS |
| AGROVOC Term: | LAND MANAGEMENT |
| AGROVOC Term: | SUSTAINABILITY |
| AGROVOC Term: | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| AGROVOC Term: | MANAGEMENT |
| AGROVOC Term: | MONITORING |
| AGROVOC Term: | EVALUATION |
| AGROVOC Term: | SOUTH EAST ASIA |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:13 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10921 |
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