Dr Henk Wösten, ALTERRA

Introduction to STRAPEAT

Gap analysis and work programme

EU INCO-DEV STRAPEAT PROJECT

STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF

PEATLAND IN BORNEO

PARTNERS

1 Alterra The Netherlands2 University of Nottingham United Kingdom3 University of Leicester United Kingdom4 Remote Sensing Solutions Germany5 University of Helsinki Finland6 Univ. of Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Indonesia7 Gadja Mada University, Java Indonesia8 Univ. of Sriwijaya, Sumatra Indonesia9 University Sains Malaysia Malaysia10 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Malaysia11 MARDI Malaysia12 BPPT, Java Indonesia

OBJECTIVES

- Classify current land use and prepare an inventory of peatland area, thickness and potential;

- Evaluate the effectiveness and potential for sustainable development of different types of peat land use (agriculture, forestry, nature);

- Formulate strategies for sustainable management of tropical peatlands, in conjunction with stakeholders;

- Implement these strategies in conjunction with policy makers, decision takers and practitioners;

- Strengthen developing country research and institutional capability.

Anthropology/sociology - Social dynamics, perceptions, local normsBiodiversity - Species composition, biodiversity indicatorsCarbon cycling - Sink and source function of ecosystemsChemistry - Nutrient dynamicsEcology - Vegetation composition and genetic diversityEconomics - Economic policies & incentives, market- based instrumentsGeography - Dynamics of human- environment relations and land useGIS and modelling - Electronic manipulation of geographic informationHydrology - Water balances and hydrologic forecastingInstitutional analysis - Organisational arrangements and institutional dynamicsMeteorology - Climate change and weather aspectsPolitics and public policy - Governance, regulation, policy- based instrumentsRemote sensing - Mapping of ecosystemsRestoration - Regeneration of disturbed ecosystemsRisk assessment - Quantification of threats and opportunitiesSector development - Dynamics in agriculture, forestry and natureSoil - Physical, chemical and biological characteristicsSpatial planning - Aspects of allocation of functions

EXPERTISE AND SKILLS

ORGANIZATION

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

WP1000

DATA/INFORMATIONACQUISITION

WP3000

DATAEVALUATION/INTEGRATION

WP4000

STATE OF KNOWLEDGE

WP2000NO YES

INFORMATIONDISSEMINATION

WP6000

TRAINING

WP6000

STRATEGIES FORIMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE

MANAGEMENT

WP5000

WP2000State of knowledge what is available, what is missing

WP3000Data/information acquisition additional collection of missing data

WP4000Data evaluation/integration integration of separate data in a

modelling approach

GAPS AND WORK PROGRAMME

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