Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance

Worldwide many businesses have recently pledged to sourcing agricultural and timber products exclusively from deforestation and fire‐free supply chains. Geoinvestigations—monitoring the activities of plantation companies using satellites and concession maps—are now applied to identify which companie...

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Autores principales: Gaveau, D.L.A., Pirard, R., Salim, M.A., Tonoto, P., Husnayaen, Parks, S.A., Carmenta, R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93936
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author Gaveau, D.L.A.
Pirard, R.
Salim, M.A.
Tonoto, P.
Husnayaen
Parks, S.A.
Carmenta, R.
author_browse Carmenta, R.
Gaveau, D.L.A.
Husnayaen
Parks, S.A.
Pirard, R.
Salim, M.A.
Tonoto, P.
author_facet Gaveau, D.L.A.
Pirard, R.
Salim, M.A.
Tonoto, P.
Husnayaen
Parks, S.A.
Carmenta, R.
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description Worldwide many businesses have recently pledged to sourcing agricultural and timber products exclusively from deforestation and fire‐free supply chains. Geoinvestigations—monitoring the activities of plantation companies using satellites and concession maps—are now applied to identify which companies breach their commitments and regulations. We investigate the limitations of geoinvestigations by analyzing land‐use and fire in and around 163 Indonesian concessions of oil‐palm and pulpwood, where recurring forest and peatland fires are a national and international concern.We reveal a mismatch between de jure and de facto land occupancy inside and outside concessions. Independent farmers are present in concessions while some companies expand outside concessions. Thus, both actors may be responsible for deforestation and fire inside and outside concessions. On peatland, fire can start outside and spread into concessions, while draining in concessions may promote fire outside. These dynamics make attribution of fire and deforestation in Indonesian concessions impossible without detailed field investigations.This study highlights the need to combine very high‐resolution satellite data with extensive field investigations of de facto land ownership, claims and disputes inside and outside concessions. In Indonesia, such activities could fall under the One Map Policy, whose remit is to identify and resolve overlapping land claims.
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spelling CGSpace939362025-06-17T08:24:18Z Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance Gaveau, D.L.A. Pirard, R. Salim, M.A. Tonoto, P. Husnayaen Parks, S.A. Carmenta, R. fires deforestation concession (land) monitoring peatlands Worldwide many businesses have recently pledged to sourcing agricultural and timber products exclusively from deforestation and fire‐free supply chains. Geoinvestigations—monitoring the activities of plantation companies using satellites and concession maps—are now applied to identify which companies breach their commitments and regulations. We investigate the limitations of geoinvestigations by analyzing land‐use and fire in and around 163 Indonesian concessions of oil‐palm and pulpwood, where recurring forest and peatland fires are a national and international concern.We reveal a mismatch between de jure and de facto land occupancy inside and outside concessions. Independent farmers are present in concessions while some companies expand outside concessions. Thus, both actors may be responsible for deforestation and fire inside and outside concessions. On peatland, fire can start outside and spread into concessions, while draining in concessions may promote fire outside. These dynamics make attribution of fire and deforestation in Indonesian concessions impossible without detailed field investigations.This study highlights the need to combine very high‐resolution satellite data with extensive field investigations of de facto land ownership, claims and disputes inside and outside concessions. In Indonesia, such activities could fall under the One Map Policy, whose remit is to identify and resolve overlapping land claims. 2017-03 2018-07-03T10:56:40Z 2018-07-03T10:56:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93936 en Open Access Wiley Gaveau, D.L.A., Pirard, R., Salim, M.A., Tonoto, P., Husnayaen, Parks, S.A., Carmenta, R.. 2017. Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance Conservation Letters, 10 (2) : 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12256
spellingShingle fires
deforestation
concession (land)
monitoring
peatlands
Gaveau, D.L.A.
Pirard, R.
Salim, M.A.
Tonoto, P.
Husnayaen
Parks, S.A.
Carmenta, R.
Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title_full Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title_fullStr Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title_full_unstemmed Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title_short Overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor No-Deforestation commitments and No-Burning compliance
title_sort overlapping land claims limit the use of satellites to monitor no deforestation commitments and no burning compliance
topic fires
deforestation
concession (land)
monitoring
peatlands
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93936
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