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Inappropriate Land Use in the Coastal Tripa Peat Swamps on the West Coast of Aceh

Denis Ruysschaert (1, Ian Singleton (2, and Susilo Sudarman (3
(1,2 PanEco Foundation,
Chileweg-5, Berg am Irchel, CH-8415, Switzerland.
3) Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari,
Jl. K.H. Wahid Hasyim No 51/74, Medan 20154, Indonesia.

Tripa Peat Swamp DeforestationThe three remaining coastal peat swamps of Aceh’s West coast (Tripa, Kluet and Trumon-Singkil) were impacted by the 2004 tsunami disaster, and the later earthquake in Nias, but acted as an efficient buffer zone, protecting local people and providing local livelihoods.

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