The importance of the land sector in addressing the climate and nature crises has gained worldwide attention. Nature-based solutions were a key topic at the recent United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees. The conservation, restoration, and improved management of peatlands play a significant role in Indonesia's nature-based solutions. The eddy covariance measurements of net ecosystem carbon dioxide and methane exchanges from a coastal peatland in Sumatra, Indonesia indicate that the GHG balance increased from 20.0 ± 4.5 tCO2e ha−1 yr−1 at the intact site (undrained and undisturbed forest cover) to 43.8 ± 1.5 tCO2e ha−1 yr−1 at the degraded site (drained with canal system and selectively logged). The significant carbon dioxide emissions from the intact site, during an extreme drought caused by a positive Indian Ocean Dipole phase combined with El Niño event, highlight the potential importance of climate regime in determining the GHG budget of tropical peatlands.
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- Authors: Deshmukh, C. S., Susanto, A., Asyhari, A., Desai, A. R., Page, S.E., Nardi, N., Nurholis, N., Hendrizal, H. M., Kurnianto, S., Suardiwerianto, Y., Agus, F., Astiani, D., Sabiham, S., Gauci, V., Evans, C.
- Author Affiliation: Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Leicester, Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research and Development, Universitas Tanjungpura, University of Birmingham, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- Subjects: peatlands, conservation, tropics, natural resource management, ecological restoration, net ecosystem carbon, climate change
- Publication type: Conference Paper
- Year: 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6896
