Pemantauan dan pengelolaan restorasi lahan gambut yang efektif

Restorasi lahan gambut adalah proses kompleks yang memerlukan pemantauan terus menerus untuk memungkinkan pendekatan bentang alam yang adaptif dan berulang yang memenuhi kondisi, kebutuhan, dan aspirasi lokal. Pemantauan restorasi gambut dapat menginformasikan desain, strategi, pemilihan lokasi dan pendekatan pengelolaan, serta meningkatkan hasil restorasi melalui penyesuaian. Protokol teruji yang menilai nasib ekosistem yang direstorasi bermanfaat sehingga praktisi dan institusi dapat menentukan keberhasilan dan kegagalan restorasi gambut secara objektif. Khususnya indikator sederhana yang mudah dikenali, diukur, dan dipantau dari waktu ke waktu. Serangkaian kriteria dan indikator yang kuat secara ilmiah, andal, dan praktis dapat membantu pemangku kepentingan kunci dalam menilai kemajuan dan hasil upaya restorasi, sehingga mereka dapat mengevaluasi kemajuan dan apakah restorasi menuju ke arah yang benar

Effective monitoring and management of peatland restoration

Peatland restoration is a complex process that requires continuous monitoring to enable an adaptive, iterative landscape approach that meets local conditions, needs and aspirations. Peatland restoration monitoring can inform design, strategy, site selection and management approaches, as well as improve restoration outcomes through adjustments. Tested protocols that assess the fate of restored ecosystems are useful so practitioners and institutions can determine the success and failures of peatland restoration objectively. Of particular help are simple indicators that are easy to recognize, measure and monitor over time. A scientifically robust, reliable, and practical set of criteria and indicators could help key stakeholders assess the progress and outcomes of restoration efforts, so they can evaluate advances and whether restoration is heading in the right directio

Global Comparative Study on REDD+ story of change: CIFOR’s science on wetlands for Indonesian measurement, reporting and verification and forest reference emission level development

Tropical forested wetlands, including peatlands and mangroves, provide critical environmental services and store 3–5 times more carbon than other tropical forests. However, because these ecosystems are under significant pressure from unsustainable land-use practices, they must be credited in the national forest monitoring and measurement mechanism and integrated into the national policy agend

Long-term accumulation of macro- and secondary elements in subtropical treatment wetlands

The Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are a complex of large constructed wetlands that are an integral component of the State and Federal efforts to restore the Everglades ecosystem. The overall objective of this study was to determine the accumulation rates of macro-elements including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), and associated secondary elements including calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe) in two Everglades STAs over their periods of operation. The study was conducted in STA-2 with parallel flow-ways consisting of emergent aquatic vegetation (EAV) and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and the Western flow-way of STA-3/4 with EAV and SAV cells operated in series. Elemental accumulation rates were determined in the unconsolidated surficial sediments (floc) and recently accreted soil (RAS) that have accumulated on top of the antecedent soil over the 14- and 10-yr periods of operation for STA-2 and STA-3/4, respectively. Flow-ways with SAV were more efficient than EAV in accreting mineral matter, resulting in increased bulk density and higher accumulation rates of elements. Average C accumulation in the floc and RAS of SAV flow-ways was 320 g·m−2·yr−1 with approximately equal proportions of inorganic and organic C, while in the EAV flow-ways accumulation rates of C ranged from 116 to 147 g·m−2·yr−1 with mostly organic C. Phosphorus accumulation rates were approximately 2–3 times higher in SAV than in EAV flow-ways. Differences in accumulation of elements between SAV and EAV were largest for Ca with 17–42 times more Ca in SAV than EAV systems. This suggests that in the SAV systems, possible occlusion of macro-elements and metals during CaCO3 precipitation facilitated accretion of material with high mineral content. In EAV, biomass turnover and associated biotic processes regulated organic matter accumulation rates. The spatial accumulation patterns of P, C, and N in the EAV areas of STA-2 and STA-3/4 were similar to those observed in the EAV areas of the natural wetlands in Water Conservation Areas, suggesting that constructed wetland systems function similarly to natural wetlands dominated by EAV areas in retaining and storing macro- and secondary elements