1. EU INCO-DEV STRAPEAT PROJECT
GADJAH MADA
UNIVERSITY
EU INCO-DEV STRAPEAT PROJECT
Strategies For Implementing Sustainable
Management of Peatland in Borneo
Bostang Radjagukguk, GMU
TASK ACHIEVEMENTS, PROBLEMS
AND FUTURE PLANS

2. Establishment of status knowledge (WP 2000)
GADJAH MADA
UNIVERSITY
PRINCIPAL ROLES OF GMU
Establishment of status knowledge (WP 2000)
in the aspects of soil properties, cultivation practices
and crop adaptation.
-Tropical peat soil characterization (WP 3000).
-Identification of natural resource functions; impacts
of land clearing and sectoral development; sustainable
development of tropical peatland (WP 4000).

3. GMU TEAM AND ASSOCIATES
GADJAH MADA
UNIVERSITY
GMU TEAM AND ASSOCIATES
RESEARCH TEAM AT GMU :
Bostang Radjagukguk, Tejoyuwono Notohadiprawiro, Nyahu Rumbang,
Ruly E.K. Kurniawan
RESEARCH FACILITIES :
GMU Soil Science Labs., GMU Central Chemical & Physical Labs.,
CIMTROP UNPAR

4. ACHIEVEMENTS GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY
Gap Analysis: Long-term change in soil properties
- Characteristics of organic constituents
- Biological characterization
- Sustainability parameters, criteria, evaluation method
- Plant adaptation and tolerance
Databases : - Literature
- Soil physical and chemical characteristics
Communication : - Networking
Training : - Ph.D. : “The assessment of biophysical aspects of sustainable
agriculture on tropical peatland: Soil and plant factors”
- M.Sc. : “Acidity factors in tropical ombrogenous peat as
related to plant growth response”
Information Dissemination :
- Conferences and Workshops
- Papers

5. Delay in the selection of Research Scientist
GADJAH MADA
UNIVERSITY
PROBLEMS
Delay in the selection of Research Scientist
(Ph.D. Candidate) and Research Assistant
(M.Sc. Candidate) due to lack of qualified applicants.
-Distance between field sites and GMU facilities.

6. Training : - Continue and complete postgraduate training.
GADJAH MADA
UNIVERSITY
FUTURE PLANS
Training : - Continue and complete postgraduate
training.
Complementary Research :
- Greenhouse and field experiments.
Information dissemination :
- Continue to present at conferences
and workshops and publish in scientific
journals.