Post forest fire management at tropical peat swamp forest: a review of Malaysian experience on rehabilitation and risk mitigation

Musri Ismenyah and A. N. Ainuddin and Hyrul izwan Husin and A.H. Hazandy and A.M. Azani and Mitra Unik (2020) Post forest fire management at tropical peat swamp forest: a review of Malaysian experience on rehabilitation and risk mitigation. In: International Conference on Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (ICNREC) 2019, 2019, IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

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Abstract

Malaysian Peat swamp forests constitute a significant component with an estimated 1.54 million hectares remaining. More than 70% of these peat swamp forests are in Sarawak, less than 10% Sabah in and the remainder 20% in Peninsular Malaysia (UNDP, 2006). Peat swamp forest is the fragile unique forest ecosystem type that usually found in the lowland of tropical forest areas. Peat forest is exposed to the fire even especially during the dry season. The impact of forest fires at the peat swamp area not only destroys the above ground biomass but also penetrates the underlying peat, resulting in undesirable environmental impacts, including high atmospheric emissions of carbon gases. Therefore, undertaking the rehabilitation and fire risk mitigation activities at burned peat land is very tough and challenges due to the massive destruction and changes in the ecosystem. This paper will emphasize more on restoration and rehabilitation as well as fire risk mitigation efforts on burn peat swamp forest in Malaysia. The issues and challenges encountered in order to restore the burn peat swamp forest area will also be addressed.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keyword:	Peat swamp forest , Forest fire , Forest restoration , Forest rehabilitation , Risk mitigation
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Tropical Forestry
Depositing User:	NORAINI LABUK -
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2021 08:43
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2021 08:43
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30127

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