Benefits, burdens and solutions to Indonesian Peatland Fires

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Benefits, burdens and solutions
to Indonesian Peatland Fires
Rachel Carmenta, Willy Daeli, David Gaveau, Jacob Phelps,
Agu...

Globally fires are increasing
Annual events
Fire weather seasons are extending
“If these fire weather changes are coupled ...

Annual peatland fires in Indonesia
Since 1990s
Aggravated by El Nino events

Potential burdens from peatland fires:
the Costs
Experienced at multiple scales
Different categories of burdens, e.g. Conf...

Potential burdens from
peatland fires
Experienced at multiple scales,
from local to global, e.g.
Different categories of b...

But fire also has potential benefits:
the Drivers
Regional
Also in different categories and
accruing at different scales, ...

Multiple benefits
Multiple burdens
Multiple scales
In such a complex resource management arena, it follows there are
multi...

Agroindustry
Singaporean
decision-makers
Small farmers
Hired
labourers
Local & national
decision-makers
External
Investors...

A classic “wicked problem”
Major governance challenge
How to define a solution to such a complex problem?
Diversity of ben...

Why do stakeholder perceptions matter?
Defining a common solution space requires identifying stakeholder
concerns and aspi...

Stakeholder perspectives of Indonesian
peatland fires
Research method Sample Policy relevance
Q method
Semi-quantitative s...

Stakeholder perspectives of Indonesian
peatland fires
Research method Sample Policy relevance
• Stakeholders:
involved in
...

CIFOR study on Stakeholder perspectives
of Indonesian peatland fires
Research method Sample Policy relevance
 Local sites...

Stakeholder perspectives of Indonesian
peatland fires
Research method Sample Policy relevance
Clarify positions / coalitio...

Identifying discourses (“factors”)
Factor analysis identifies idealized q-sorts - discourses
Identify the distinguishing s...

Stakeholder perspectives:
importance of costs and benefits
1. Costs to companies prioritized
• Concern for company damages...

Stakeholder perspectives:
importance of costs and benefits

Stakeholder perspectives:
effective solutions
1. Focus on fire fighting Landless, small/medium landholders
2. Hard measure...

Stakeholder perspectives:
effectiveness of solutions

We can use information on consensus of
burdens to inform powerful language in
communication tools for behavioral
change
Ec...

Shared concerns: Improve knowledge on
content of the toxic smoke
2015 peat fires produced high concentrations of carbon mo...

Improved knowledge on health impacts
The 2015 peat fires produced unprecedented concentrations of
Particulate Matter (soot...

Perceived as most effective are most controversial,
These include - canal use
- revoking rouge company licenses
Key messag...

But how about actual effectiveness of
solutions?
e.g. what role can remote sensing technology play?

(84% on peat)
Gaveau et al. in press. Conservation letters
Forest Cemetery in Riau: shrubs
and wood debris: forest was
cle...

Fires also burn standing plantations
(84% on peat)
Gaveau et al. in reviewOil-palm plantation destroyed by fire in Riau
~2...

Fire spread (accidental) beyond intended area of land clearing and
multiple motivations (intended) can exist
But defining ...

Mismatch between
policy and practice of landuse
Companies operate out concessions
>25% of industrial OP plantations
Indep....

To apply these results to serve as a boundary object in
stakeholder dialogue for integrated management
Next steps…
Actual ...

Thankyou
Rachel Carmenta
r.carmenta@cgiar.org

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