Presented by Yustina Artati, CIFOR-ICRAF, at International Symposium on Restoration of degraded peatlands: connecting science with policy and practice, on 13 June 2022

2. Background
Landowners’ preferences on
peatland restoration models:
(Session 2)
Yustina Artati
CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia

3. Background
• Indonesia has launched to restore about 2 millions
hectares of degraded peatlands in 7 provinces
including South Sumatera since 2016 (BRG, 2016)
• 3R approaches: rewetting, revegetation and
revitalization
• Restoration of degraded peatland could not stand
alone; locals’ involvement is key to achieve the
success of the restoration
• Locals’ preferences and characteristics should be
considered to implement restoration activities,
particularly revegetation and revitalization

4. Peatland restoration in Indonesia

5. Revegetation: tested models
Bioenergy-based model
Species: Calophyllum inophyllum
(tamanu tree, nyamplung)
Agrosylvofishery-based model
Tree species: jelutung, belangeran,
bintaro (native peatlands),
nyamplung, medang, shorea
Food crops: pineapple, paddy
Fish species: betok,
gabus,tembakang (native
peatland), catfish (non-native
peatland)

6. Research sites Characteristics Buntoi Perigi
Main livelihood Rubber production Rubber production
Ethnic Dayak, Javanese,
Balinese, Chinese,
Banjar
Komering
Peatland use Rubber, sengon
plantation,
Paddy production
(during dry season)
Peatland condition - Drainage due to Mega
rice project in the late
1990’s
- Affected by 2015 fire
and haze
-Inundated and dry
during the rain and dry
seasons, respectively
- Ex- paddy field project
(cetak sawah) in 2016
- Intended fire (every
dry season), 1997, 2015
Model Bioenergy-based Agrosylvofishery-based
Landownership Private Private
Plot management By CIFOR and partner The landowner

7. Landowners’ preferences
- Bioenergy based models is the
least preferred to restore degraded
peatlands indicated only 8% of
landowners on selecting
nyamplung
57%
19%
16%
8%
Species preference in Buntoi
Sengon Rubber No choice Nyamplung
Agrosylvofishery model is preferred to
restore degraded peatlands indicated 84% of
landowners showing willingness to
implement the model regardless economic
benefits, however only 54% (79
respondents) of them willing to invest in
applying the model on their lands
84%
16%
Willingness to implement agrosylvofishery
in Perigi
Willingness to implement
agrosylvofishery regardless
economic benefits
not willing

8. Sense of belonging
Direct management by
landowners indicates to increase
sense of belonging to prevent the
land from fire

9. Challenges to implement the models
Lack of financial support due to
high investment to apply both
models
Limited technical knowledge
of landowners to innovative
sustainable peatland
management
.
Lack of readily available
and stable markets of tree
products: tamanu oil,
jelutung, etc

10. Key conditions for bottom-up approach of
peatland restoration
• Understanding of landowner preference to peatland restoration
models including species selection
• Incentive to support in planting, maintenance and monitoring
• Support readily and stable market of peatland products
• Intensive extension supports for capacity building

11. Thank you