Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement

A case study from the central extensive peatland sections of the Middle Mahakam Area, East Kalimantan, is used to depic how local use of fire for agriculture extraction activities could be a major factor driving peatland transformation. Large-scale fires that occured in the area in 1982/83 and 1997/...

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Main Authors: Chokkalingam, U., Tacconi, L., Ruchiat, Y.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and Indonesian Peat Association (IPA) 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18592

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