1.
Peatland Fire Assessment:
Reducing Vulnerability, Enhancing Restoration Success
(Session #2a)
Solichin Manuri
Daemeter Consulting

2.
C and I approach as an effective tool for peatland restoration
monitoring
• C and I approach is crucial tool for peatland restoration monitoring
• The tool provides comprehensive understanding on degraded
peatland that need to be restored
• Fire occurrence is one of the main criteria in defining degraded
peatland.
• Degraded peatlands are often drained through canal development,
lead to drier peat land. Dry peatlands are susceptible to peat fires
• Recurrent peat fires indicate severe degradation of peatland
• Apart for burned areas, burned depth is also useful indicator of
peatland restoration.

3.
Potential criteria and associated indicators that can be useful in
monitoring and assessment of peatlands
• Principle - Peatlands are sufficiently wet and covered with primary vegetation
or sustainable commodities, depending on the ecosystem function and land
use types
• Criteria
• Mean water level is at certain height with less variation or difference during
wet and dry season
• Fire occurrence is reduced, burned area is reduced in particular during pro
longed dry seasons.
• Natural and climax species are abundant
• Indicators
• Water level measured at canals and peatlands
• Number of hotspots, size of burned areas, depth of burn peatland
• Number of climax species; proportion of climax species, pioneer and fire-
climax species