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Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and peatland forest (repost)

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Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and peatland forest (repost)

Wahyu Catur Adinugroho, I Nyoman N. Suryadiputra, Bambang Hero Saharjo, Labueni Siboro, "Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and peatland forest"
English | ISBN: 979993737X | 2005 | 183 pages | PDF | 4 MB

Land and forest fire is a serious problem which Indonesia has to face in the dry season almost every year. Such fires occur not only on dry land but also on wetlands (mainly peatlands). Peatland forest fire is much more difficult to handle than fires on mineral soil or highland plains.

This because the fire spreads not only through the vegetation on the surface of the peat but also through the underlying layer of peat itself, so it is difficult to determine the direction in which it is spreading. The only really effective way to extinguish peatland fires, especially when the fire has penetrated into very deep layers of peat, is from nature (i.e. heavy rain). Human fire-fighting efforts, besides requiring vast amounts of money and manpower, are not certain to extinguish the fires completely.