International Symposium on
Peat Mass Movement andPeat-derived Carbon Transport in Peatland
September 9th, 2023
3:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. West Indonesian Time (WIB/UTC+7)
9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. (BST/UTC+1), 5:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. (JST/UTC+9)
Transport of peat and peat-derived organic carbon into the aquatic environment iscurrently occurring in both boreal and tropical peatlands, and the nature of peattransport and its countermeasures need to be clarified to assess its impact on theaquatic environment. In this symposium, the issue of tropical peatlands is discussed inrelation to findings in boreal peatlands.

Keynote Speeches 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. WIB
Prof. Laurence Gill, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental
Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland“Ecohydrology and associated carbon dynamics of peatlands”

Dr. Shane Regan, The Scientific Advice and Research Directorate,
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Dublin, Ireland“The role of peatlands in the global carbon cycle – sentinelobservations from Ireland”

Panel Discussion 5:25 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. WIB“Peat mass movement issue in tropical peatland”
Moderator: Mr. Ahmad Muhammad, University of Riau, Indonesia
Commentators: Prof. Laurence Gill and Dr. Shane Regan
Panelists:
Dr. Sigit Sutikno and Dr. Muhamad Yusa, University of Riau, Indonesia
Dr. Noerdin Basir, State Polytechnic of Bengkalis, Indonesia
Prof. Koichi Yamamoto and Prof. Takahiro Osawa, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Dr. Yasuyuki Nakagawa, Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan

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Organized by

University of Riau

Co-organized by Wetland and Coastal Environment Research Committee, JSWE
Supported by JSWE-IDEA International Activity Award and JSPS bilateral program No. 120208103

Keynote Speakers
Prof. Laurence Gill is a Professor in Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering,
Trinity College Dublin. His research interests involve studying the fate and transport of both air andwater-borne pollutants in the natural and built environment, the characterisation of karst hydrologicalcatchments, the development of passive treatment processes and the ecohydrology of wetlands. He havemost recently been working on quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration potential ofpeat bogs in the Irish Midlands and the numerical modelling of lowland karst areas of Ireland. He is oneof 8 Principal Investigators who lead the country’s first Applied Geoscience research centre (iCRAG) andhe heads the Connected Waters environmental research area.

Dr. Shane Regan is a Senior Scientist in the Scientific Advice and Research Directorate, NPWS,and Adjunct Associate Professor in Hydrology at the University College Dublin School of Earth Sciences.
His main areas of focus are related to the conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems,
ecohydrological and climate change research and policy development. He is responsible for managing
NPWS hydrometric and greenhouse gas monitoring networks/research, NPWS involvement in relevant
EU and state-funded projects associated with ecosystem management and high-level policy formationand implementation.

TimetableGeneral Moderator: Prof. Koichi Yamamoto, Yamaguchi University, Japan
WIB/
UTC+7BST/
UTC+1

JST/
UTC+9

15:0015:05

09:0009:05

17:0017:05

Opening Remarks
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki, Group Leader, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Group, Research Center for Local Resilience, Yamaguchi University
Mr. Armada Sukri, Vice Director I, State Polytechnic of Bengkalis, Indonesia

15:0515:15

09:0509:15

17:0517:15

Introduction
Prof. Koichi Yamamoto

15:1516:15

09:1510:15

17:1518:15

Keynote Speech 1
Prof. Laurence Gill
“Ecohydrology and associated carbon dynamics of peatlands”

16:1517:15

10:1511:15

18:1519:15

Keynote Speech 2
Dr. Shane Regan“The role of peatlands in the global carbon cycle – sentinelobservations from Ireland”

17:1517:25

11:1511:25

19:1519:25

Break

17:2518:55

11:2512:55

19:2520:55

Panel Discussion “Peat mass movement issue in tropical peatland”
Moderator: Mr. Ahmad Muhammad, University of Riau, Indonesia
Commentators: Prof. Laurence Gill and Dr. Shane ReganPanelists:
Dr. Sigit Sutikno and Dr. Muhamad Yusa, University of Riau, Indonesia
Dr. Noerdin Basir, State Polytechnic of Bengkalis, Indonesia
Prof. Koichi Yamamoto and Prof. Takahiro Osawa, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Dr. Yasuyuki Nakagawa, Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan
Short Presentation 1
Dr. Sigit Sutikno “Peatland degradation, restoration and bog burst
occurrence in tropical peat island in Riau”
Short Presentation 2
Prof. Koichi Yamamoto “Peat-derived particulate organic matter inaquatic environment of Bengkalis Island”

18:5519:00

12:5513:00

20:5521:00

Closing Remarks
Dr. Sigit Sutikno, Head of CPDS, University of Riau, Indonesia

Saturday, September 9, 2023