Raden Putra
Department Of Environmental Engineering, Faculty Of Regional And Infrastructure Technology, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Lampung 35365, Indonesia

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Rapid Land Cover Change in The South Sumatera Peat Area Associated With 2015 Peat Fires Raden Putra; Tastaptyani K Nufutomo; Yuni Lisafitri; Novi K Sari; Alfian Zurfi; Deni O Lestari; Muhammad U Nuha
Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): JGEET Vol 07 No 01 : March (2022)
Publisher : UIR PRESS

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25299/jgeet.2022.7.1.6395

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The peat fire events in Indonesia, particularly the South Sumatra area, changed the appearance of surface vegetation. The fires usually occur during the dry season from July to October. This study aims to evaluate land cover changes due to 2015’s peat fire in the South Sumatra peatlands. Remote sensing techniques using a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) method were used to identify the change of vegetation density in the study area. The results showed that 69% of the total South Sumatra peatland was burned due to the 2015 peat fire event. The level of vegetation density was considerably decreased by fire events. The degradation in the burned area was dominated by land cover class of ferns/shrub. The Peat fires during the observation period have a negative impact on the peat ecosystem, so improvements are needed in peatland management practices. Improvements need to be made in fire prevention and management practices, as well as restoration of burnt land.
Identification of Land Cover Changes in The MK-PHR Conservation Area Associated With Fire Events Raden Putra; Tastaptyani Kurnia Nufutomo; Yuni Lisafitri; Novi Kartika Sari; Alfian Zurfi; Yanies Meiyanti
Indonesian Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): March
Publisher : Research Centre of Inorganic Materials and Complexs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26554/ijems.2021.5.1.1-4

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Peat fire is one of the most environmental issues in Indonesia, particularly in the region of South Sumatra. The fires usually occur during the dry season from Juni to November. This study is designed to evaluate the impact of peat fires on changes in land cover in the Merang Kepahyang Peat Hydrological Region (MK-PHR) for the period of 2002 to 2015. The changes identified by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) method using Landsat satellite imagery. The results of the study show that extreme peat fire associated with climate anomalies events occurred in 2006, 2012, and 2015. The largest peat fires during the observation period occurred in 2015 coincided with extreme climate anomalies generating negative changes in land cover in the most of MK-PHR areas. The changes occurred in almost half (49%) of the MK-PHR area, where it moved from the dense to moderate vegetation class. The spatial and temporal land cover changes will be discussed in more detail.