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PP0310-12
TitleAspects of ecosystem recovery in human-dominated tropical landscape: case study of degraded tropical peat-swamp forest in Ex Mega Rice Project, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
AuthorEndri Martini
EditorEko Bhakti Hardiyanto, Svein Solberg and Mitsuru Osaki
Year2011
Parent TitleProceedings of international conference on new perpectives of tropical forest rehabilitation for better forest functions and management
PublisherFaculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University
City of PublicationYogyakarta, Indonesia
Pages166-169
Call NumberPP0310-12
Abstract:
Knowledge on ecosystem recovery processes supports the efficacy of ecological restoration program like forest rehabilitation. However, in reality, ecosystems recovery process receives less attention in the design of ecological restoration program. Thus, based on literature review, case study in the rehabilitation of degraded peat swamp forest Ex Mega Rice Project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia was reviewed to discuss the gap between current concepts of ecosystem recovery with the real conditions on the ground. Information collected through this study is useful for planning, implementing and monitoring the long term ecosystem recovery process of degraded tropical forest. From the analysis, this paper concluded that degree of degradation, ecosystem resiliency and ecosystem sensitivity are the major ecological aspects in ecosystem recovery. However, the dynamics of the degraded ecosystem determines the possibility of the ecosystem to be restored to its historical state. Moreover, maintaining long term ecosystem recovery process is challenged by time and costs, however community involvement may reduce the challenges. Making the restoration program as a local livelihood-oriented program may become one of the options to enhance the community participation. Hence, to improve the ecosystem services in the degraded ecosystems, both ecological and social aspects need to be addressed particularly in phase of determining the goals of the program.
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