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Conference paper, 2019
Indonesia has a total lowlands area of around 33.9 million hectares consist of peatlands (41%, ma... more Indonesia has a total lowlands area of around 33.9 million hectares consist of peatlands (41%, mangroves (6%) and mineral soils (53%) respectively. The lowlands have numerous values range from economic, societal and environmental that benefited to the country economy and people as whole. From economy perspective, Indonesia's lowlands contribute approximately 26% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and share around 33% of the national agriculture income. Additionally, about 34 millions people live on lowlands and make lowlands as major source of income.
Peatlands in particularly, Indonesia harbours the largest peatland area in the tropics with total area of around 15 million hectares. Despite providing substantial values and ecosystem services, however, peatland in Indonesia experiences alarming rate of degradation result from logging, conversion to monoculture industrial plantation and timbers, drainage and recurrent fires. These degradations impose economic, social, health and environmental costs to the country.
In order to improve lowlands notably peatland management and to redress negative impacts caused by the degradation, hence, paradigm shift is needed in managing lowlands from "sectoral and agricultural based to a broader "inclusive, landscape and hydrological unit" approach. This new paradigm entails the changing of vision, goal, and approach in managing peatlands as well as promoting the practice of less drainage agricultures and protecting the remnant pristine peat swamp forest.
Numerous measures are proposed to address problems and challenges of lowlands in Indonesia. These measures range from regulatory and policy, institution and governance, technical and social. By implementing a combination of regulatory, institution, technical, economic and societal measures integrally and holistically, it is hoped that peatland management in Indonesia in improving in the future.
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Central Government of Indonesia has committed a political decision to move out its governmental c... more Central Government of Indonesia has committed a political decision to move out its governmental capital city out of Jakarta. The provinces of Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan in Borneo Island have been pointed out as candidates to reallocate as new governmental capital city.
There are several reasons which underpin the idea of moving governmental capital city out of Jakarta. These are among other, are i) physical and environmental carrying capacity of Jakarta city is very limited; ii) over populated compared to its small spatial area; iii) high economic and health costs due to traffic congestion, pollution, social problems and etc; iv) high risk of natural disaster vulnerability i.g volcanic eruptions, floods, sea level raised and so Forth; v) a necessary to separate between business and governmental capital cities; and vi) improve development and economic distribution out of Java Island.
Central government has also indicated major criteria which is suitable for the new capital locations, these are: i) natural disaster is likely very limited; ii) natural and land carrying capacities are adequate; iii) the availability of land is widely available; iv) water resource is hugely available; and high environmental carrying capacity. Four principal spatial zones have been proposed for the new location range from core zone for central governmental offices up to an area for extending capital city inf the future.
This paper outlines several aspects in terms of historical, geographical, demographic, geo-politic and defence, economic, ecological, regulatory, and socio-cultural related to the establishment and relocation of the new capital city to Central Kalimantan. in addition, simple SWOT analysis is also provided to outline the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats that Central Kalimantan might offer and experience if Central Kalimantan is elected as new capital city. A strategy to enhance the strength and opportunity as well as to minimise the weaknesses and threats is also proposed. Finally, future challenges related to the capital city movement is also offered.
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Books by Alue Dohong
Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG), The Republic of Indonesia, 2017
This training module presents a very simple but concise step by step on how to build a deep wells... more This training module presents a very simple but concise step by step on how to build a deep wells as means of pumping out water from aquifer in order to rewet dried peatlands during the draught season. This module consists of 8 chapters namely: 1) introduction; 2) Peatland Restoration Policies; 3) Characteristics of Peatland and Fires on Peatland; 4) Peat Rewetting Techniques; 5) Peat Rewetting with Deep Well; 6) Pre-construction activities; 7) Simple Deep Well Construction; and 8) Post-construction activities. We do hope this module will useful and benefited for those involved in constructing deep well on peatland as one means of to address surface water shortage for rewet peat during the drought seasons. We realise that this module is imperfect in terms of content and presentation, thus, constructive suggestions and inputs are desired so as to improve this module in future ahead.
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Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG), The Republic of Indonesia, 2017
This training module presents basic understanding about peat rewetting infrastructure constructio... more This training module presents basic understanding about peat rewetting infrastructure construction with canal blocking. The training module also equips with step by step and easy procedure on how to construct a simple canal blocking for rewet peatland. Additionally, the module consists of 8 chapters and each chapter is structured into 7 sections namely: introduction, indicators of success, subject, method, learning tools, description of material, and formative test. We do hope this training module is useful and benefited for those involve in tropical peatland restoration activities. We realise that this training module is still imperfect both in terms of content and presentation, hence, constructive inputs and suggestions are required from the readers in order to improve this module in the future.
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BRG ISBN:978-62392296-1-0, 2017
This guidance book provides the technical aspect on how to do rehabilitation or revegetation of d... more This guidance book provides the technical aspect on how to do rehabilitation or revegetation of degraded peatland in appropriate procedures and technical sound right.
The technical guidance book is divided into three major sections namely: Nursery establishment, seedlings preparation, and seedlings transplantation and maintenance.
By producing this technical guidance book, the author team hopes to meet the lacking references for implementing rehabilitation of degraded peatland notably in the tropical regions.
The author team realises that this technical guidance book is still far from perfect both in terms of content and presentation, hence, constructive inputs and suggestions are welcome so as to make this book is more useful in the future.
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Book, 2019
This module provides brief and concise step by step how to implement revegetation activities on t... more This module provides brief and concise step by step how to implement revegetation activities on tropical peatland. Therefore, this practical module aims at to assist those are actively engaged on rehabilitating degraded peatland through revegetation activities. The module is divided into 6 major subject comprising introduction, nursery establishment, nursery development of native peatland species, land preparation and seedlings planting, monitoring, and maintenance. This module is still far from ideal and perfect both in terms of content and layout, hence, costructive inputs and suggestions are welcome for the improvement of the module in the future.
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RSPO Manual on Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Management and Rehabilitation of Peatlands. 2nd Edition, RSPO, Kuala Lumpur, 2019
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Book, 2005
This book outlines experiences in building canal blocking with communities as means of restoring ... more This book outlines experiences in building canal blocking with communities as means of restoring degraded peatland in the Islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra.
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Book, 2005
This book provides general approach of canal blocking construction with communities as a means of... more This book provides general approach of canal blocking construction with communities as a means of restoring degraded peatland in Indonesia. The book is written based on direct experiences worked with communities implementing peatland restoration in Sumatra and Kalimantan in 2000's.
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Book, 2017
Rehabilitating degraded tropical peatland is challenging and require good technical capacity so a... more Rehabilitating degraded tropical peatland is challenging and require good technical capacity so as to achieve better rehabilitation results in the ground. Various technical requirements are needed such as good seed quality, nursery building, proper seedling preparation and recruitment, proper seeds planting and maintenance. This module aims at to provide technical guidance on how to implement proper revegetation of degraded tropical peatland notably in Indonesia.
The module is divided into 3 main sections namely construction of nursery building and seedlings preparation; preparation and procurement of peat swamp forest seeds; and preparation, planting and maintenance of field site.
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Book, 2017
Restoring of degraded tropical peatland need appropriate techniques so as to yield high performan... more Restoring of degraded tropical peatland need appropriate techniques so as to yield high performance and therefore, the goals of restoration is achieved maximally.
There are various techniques that have been implemented to restore peatland hydrological in tropics notably in Indonesia. These techniques among others are canal blocking, canal backfilling and deep well. In order to achieve better peatland rewetting performance, technical capacities for those involving in constructing peatland rewetting infrastructures are required, hence, this module aims at to fulfil the requirement needed.
This training module provides stages and technical procedures for constructing deep well as one devices for rewetting drained peatland in Indonesia. The module is divided into two major sections, namely general and specific. the general section describes topics on peatland restoration policies in Indonesia, major characteristics of tropical peatland , and peatland rewetting techniques. Meanwhile, the technical section presents specifically stages and technical procedures on constructing deep well as from pre-construction, construction, and post construction stages.
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Book, 2017
Restoring hydrological of degraded tropical peatland can be implemented through the construction ... more Restoring hydrological of degraded tropical peatland can be implemented through the construction of rewetting infrastructure such as canal blocking, canal backfilling, deep well and other relevant hydrological control and management devices.
In order to achieve high performance of hydrological tropical peatland restoration, hence, there is a necessity to provide adequate technical capacities for those involving in construction rewetting infrastructures on the ground. This module aims at to fulfil this objective.
The module divides into two big sections namely i) general background related to regulatory aspect of implementing peatland restoration in Indonesia, tropical peatland characteristics, and tropical peatland rewetting techniques; and ii) specific materials on peatland rewetting through "Sekat Kanal" or Canal Blocking technique.
In addition, specifically with regard to canal blocking techniques, the module focuses on elaboration and technical guidance on how to build canal blocking in appropriate procedurally and technically from stage of pre-construction, construction and post construction.
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Book, 2019
Implementing rehabilitation of degraded tropical peatland is challenging and is not an easy job. ... more Implementing rehabilitation of degraded tropical peatland is challenging and is not an easy job.
This module provides technical guidance on implementing revegetation of tropical peatland. The module describes technical aspects of revegetation degraded tropical peatland range from establishing activity goals, activity scope, time schedule, material and tools, personnel, and working procedure.
Five technical aspects discuss within this module, those are: i) development and preparation of seed bank building and its supporting facilities; ii) preparation and recruitment of seedlings of peat swamp forest seeds, including its nursery; iii) land preparation and its planting activities; iv) monitoring of seeds on nursery and planted seedlings on the ground; and v) maintenance of planted seedlings.
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Climate Change, Forest and Peatlands in Indonesia (CCFPI) Project is restoring peatlands at the o... more Climate Change, Forest and Peatlands in Indonesia (CCFPI) Project is restoring peatlands at the one million hectares ex-peatland project at Mentangai, Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The main activities are canal blocking by the community and other peatland restoration-related activities such as rehabilitation activities, nurseries, fisheries, and hydrology monitoring and training activities. After one and a half years working together with the community, there are a lot of both joyful and difficult experiences to report. Some examples of the joyful ones are: (i) in general, the local communities are easy to work with as long as open-minded and honest principles are maintained; (ii) communities have a great eagerness to move forward and develop but it depends on their capacity;and (iii) communities have ability to adapt, adopt and implement activities in the field. Examples of the difficult experiences are: (i) some community members are still narrow-minded about a project and think that a project is only about donating and spending cash; (ii) they want quick results; and (iii) they have limited capacity and desire to be involved in all kinds of project activities. We have tried to overcome the constraints by providing project-related training and by involving communities in discussions and information dissemination.
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Conference Presentations by Alue Dohong
Peatlands in particularly, Indonesia harbours the largest peatland area in the tropics with total area of around 15 million hectares. Despite providing substantial values and ecosystem services, however, peatland in Indonesia experiences alarming rate of degradation result from logging, conversion to monoculture industrial plantation and timbers, drainage and recurrent fires. These degradations impose economic, social, health and environmental costs to the country.
In order to improve lowlands notably peatland management and to redress negative impacts caused by the degradation, hence, paradigm shift is needed in managing lowlands from "sectoral and agricultural based to a broader "inclusive, landscape and hydrological unit" approach. This new paradigm entails the changing of vision, goal, and approach in managing peatlands as well as promoting the practice of less drainage agricultures and protecting the remnant pristine peat swamp forest.
Numerous measures are proposed to address problems and challenges of lowlands in Indonesia. These measures range from regulatory and policy, institution and governance, technical and social. By implementing a combination of regulatory, institution, technical, economic and societal measures integrally and holistically, it is hoped that peatland management in Indonesia in improving in the future.
There are several reasons which underpin the idea of moving governmental capital city out of Jakarta. These are among other, are i) physical and environmental carrying capacity of Jakarta city is very limited; ii) over populated compared to its small spatial area; iii) high economic and health costs due to traffic congestion, pollution, social problems and etc; iv) high risk of natural disaster vulnerability i.g volcanic eruptions, floods, sea level raised and so Forth; v) a necessary to separate between business and governmental capital cities; and vi) improve development and economic distribution out of Java Island.
Central government has also indicated major criteria which is suitable for the new capital locations, these are: i) natural disaster is likely very limited; ii) natural and land carrying capacities are adequate; iii) the availability of land is widely available; iv) water resource is hugely available; and high environmental carrying capacity. Four principal spatial zones have been proposed for the new location range from core zone for central governmental offices up to an area for extending capital city inf the future.
This paper outlines several aspects in terms of historical, geographical, demographic, geo-politic and defence, economic, ecological, regulatory, and socio-cultural related to the establishment and relocation of the new capital city to Central Kalimantan. in addition, simple SWOT analysis is also provided to outline the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats that Central Kalimantan might offer and experience if Central Kalimantan is elected as new capital city. A strategy to enhance the strength and opportunity as well as to minimise the weaknesses and threats is also proposed. Finally, future challenges related to the capital city movement is also offered.
Books by Alue Dohong
The technical guidance book is divided into three major sections namely: Nursery establishment, seedlings preparation, and seedlings transplantation and maintenance.
By producing this technical guidance book, the author team hopes to meet the lacking references for implementing rehabilitation of degraded peatland notably in the tropical regions.
The author team realises that this technical guidance book is still far from perfect both in terms of content and presentation, hence, constructive inputs and suggestions are welcome so as to make this book is more useful in the future.
The module is divided into 3 main sections namely construction of nursery building and seedlings preparation; preparation and procurement of peat swamp forest seeds; and preparation, planting and maintenance of field site.
There are various techniques that have been implemented to restore peatland hydrological in tropics notably in Indonesia. These techniques among others are canal blocking, canal backfilling and deep well. In order to achieve better peatland rewetting performance, technical capacities for those involving in constructing peatland rewetting infrastructures are required, hence, this module aims at to fulfil the requirement needed.
This training module provides stages and technical procedures for constructing deep well as one devices for rewetting drained peatland in Indonesia. The module is divided into two major sections, namely general and specific. the general section describes topics on peatland restoration policies in Indonesia, major characteristics of tropical peatland , and peatland rewetting techniques. Meanwhile, the technical section presents specifically stages and technical procedures on constructing deep well as from pre-construction, construction, and post construction stages.
In order to achieve high performance of hydrological tropical peatland restoration, hence, there is a necessity to provide adequate technical capacities for those involving in construction rewetting infrastructures on the ground. This module aims at to fulfil this objective.
The module divides into two big sections namely i) general background related to regulatory aspect of implementing peatland restoration in Indonesia, tropical peatland characteristics, and tropical peatland rewetting techniques; and ii) specific materials on peatland rewetting through "Sekat Kanal" or Canal Blocking technique.
In addition, specifically with regard to canal blocking techniques, the module focuses on elaboration and technical guidance on how to build canal blocking in appropriate procedurally and technically from stage of pre-construction, construction and post construction.
This module provides technical guidance on implementing revegetation of tropical peatland. The module describes technical aspects of revegetation degraded tropical peatland range from establishing activity goals, activity scope, time schedule, material and tools, personnel, and working procedure.
Five technical aspects discuss within this module, those are: i) development and preparation of seed bank building and its supporting facilities; ii) preparation and recruitment of seedlings of peat swamp forest seeds, including its nursery; iii) land preparation and its planting activities; iv) monitoring of seeds on nursery and planted seedlings on the ground; and v) maintenance of planted seedlings.
Papers by Alue Dohong
Peatlands in particularly, Indonesia harbours the largest peatland area in the tropics with total area of around 15 million hectares. Despite providing substantial values and ecosystem services, however, peatland in Indonesia experiences alarming rate of degradation result from logging, conversion to monoculture industrial plantation and timbers, drainage and recurrent fires. These degradations impose economic, social, health and environmental costs to the country.
In order to improve lowlands notably peatland management and to redress negative impacts caused by the degradation, hence, paradigm shift is needed in managing lowlands from "sectoral and agricultural based to a broader "inclusive, landscape and hydrological unit" approach. This new paradigm entails the changing of vision, goal, and approach in managing peatlands as well as promoting the practice of less drainage agricultures and protecting the remnant pristine peat swamp forest.
Numerous measures are proposed to address problems and challenges of lowlands in Indonesia. These measures range from regulatory and policy, institution and governance, technical and social. By implementing a combination of regulatory, institution, technical, economic and societal measures integrally and holistically, it is hoped that peatland management in Indonesia in improving in the future.
There are several reasons which underpin the idea of moving governmental capital city out of Jakarta. These are among other, are i) physical and environmental carrying capacity of Jakarta city is very limited; ii) over populated compared to its small spatial area; iii) high economic and health costs due to traffic congestion, pollution, social problems and etc; iv) high risk of natural disaster vulnerability i.g volcanic eruptions, floods, sea level raised and so Forth; v) a necessary to separate between business and governmental capital cities; and vi) improve development and economic distribution out of Java Island.
Central government has also indicated major criteria which is suitable for the new capital locations, these are: i) natural disaster is likely very limited; ii) natural and land carrying capacities are adequate; iii) the availability of land is widely available; iv) water resource is hugely available; and high environmental carrying capacity. Four principal spatial zones have been proposed for the new location range from core zone for central governmental offices up to an area for extending capital city inf the future.
This paper outlines several aspects in terms of historical, geographical, demographic, geo-politic and defence, economic, ecological, regulatory, and socio-cultural related to the establishment and relocation of the new capital city to Central Kalimantan. in addition, simple SWOT analysis is also provided to outline the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats that Central Kalimantan might offer and experience if Central Kalimantan is elected as new capital city. A strategy to enhance the strength and opportunity as well as to minimise the weaknesses and threats is also proposed. Finally, future challenges related to the capital city movement is also offered.
The technical guidance book is divided into three major sections namely: Nursery establishment, seedlings preparation, and seedlings transplantation and maintenance.
By producing this technical guidance book, the author team hopes to meet the lacking references for implementing rehabilitation of degraded peatland notably in the tropical regions.
The author team realises that this technical guidance book is still far from perfect both in terms of content and presentation, hence, constructive inputs and suggestions are welcome so as to make this book is more useful in the future.
The module is divided into 3 main sections namely construction of nursery building and seedlings preparation; preparation and procurement of peat swamp forest seeds; and preparation, planting and maintenance of field site.
There are various techniques that have been implemented to restore peatland hydrological in tropics notably in Indonesia. These techniques among others are canal blocking, canal backfilling and deep well. In order to achieve better peatland rewetting performance, technical capacities for those involving in constructing peatland rewetting infrastructures are required, hence, this module aims at to fulfil the requirement needed.
This training module provides stages and technical procedures for constructing deep well as one devices for rewetting drained peatland in Indonesia. The module is divided into two major sections, namely general and specific. the general section describes topics on peatland restoration policies in Indonesia, major characteristics of tropical peatland , and peatland rewetting techniques. Meanwhile, the technical section presents specifically stages and technical procedures on constructing deep well as from pre-construction, construction, and post construction stages.
In order to achieve high performance of hydrological tropical peatland restoration, hence, there is a necessity to provide adequate technical capacities for those involving in construction rewetting infrastructures on the ground. This module aims at to fulfil this objective.
The module divides into two big sections namely i) general background related to regulatory aspect of implementing peatland restoration in Indonesia, tropical peatland characteristics, and tropical peatland rewetting techniques; and ii) specific materials on peatland rewetting through "Sekat Kanal" or Canal Blocking technique.
In addition, specifically with regard to canal blocking techniques, the module focuses on elaboration and technical guidance on how to build canal blocking in appropriate procedurally and technically from stage of pre-construction, construction and post construction.
This module provides technical guidance on implementing revegetation of tropical peatland. The module describes technical aspects of revegetation degraded tropical peatland range from establishing activity goals, activity scope, time schedule, material and tools, personnel, and working procedure.
Five technical aspects discuss within this module, those are: i) development and preparation of seed bank building and its supporting facilities; ii) preparation and recruitment of seedlings of peat swamp forest seeds, including its nursery; iii) land preparation and its planting activities; iv) monitoring of seeds on nursery and planted seedlings on the ground; and v) maintenance of planted seedlings.