Who is planting or removing trees? Sentinel Landscape, Jambi, Sumatra

Abstract

Major tree-based farming systems at the coastal region of Jambi, where shallow and drained peatland area is large, are mixed agroforestry systems of coffee (Coffea excelsa) – coconut (Cocos nucifera) –areca nut (Areca catechu), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis ) plantations. The highest land holdings are for oil palm, mixed-gardens and rubber. Major livelihood sources for people living in shallow-drained peatland area are from mixedgardens and from oil palm, while at the mineral-soil area from oil palm and rubber