Universitas Indonesia Conferences, 2nd International Conference of Science and Applied Geography

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A Comparative Study of Burned and Unburned Peat Organic Carbon Stocks in Rasau Jaya Tiga Village
Diah Trismi Harjanti, Muhammad Iqbal Apriliyana, Audi Cindra Arini, Firdha Anugrah Windusari

Last modified: 2022-11-16

Abstract


Abstract. Climate change is a global issue that requires solutions to reduce it. The climate change that causes global warming is the effect of greenhouse gases. Peatlands have a role in climate control through their ability to absorb and store carbon. Indonesia has a total peatland area of 20.6 million hectares or 10.8% of the land area. Peat can store about 30 times more carbon than other soil types. However, natural events such as wildfires had an impact on the rising temperature of the atmosphere. Forest and land fires occur quite frequently in Rasau Jaya Tiga Village, making it important to research carbon stocks that are still available in the soil layers. The research method used in this study is survey research. The results obtained show that the largest organic carbon content is 56.47% and the lowest is 7.41%. The average gain of organic carbon content in burned and unburned land has a large gap. Burnt land has an average carbon content of 27.45%, and unburned land has an average carbon content of 32.63%. Potential carbon emissions in Rasau Jaya Tiga Village at 0-20 cm depth are 768.684,61 t CO2.

Keywords: Carbon Organic, Emissions, Soil, Peatlands.