Vegetation Recovery After Spraying with an Eco-friendly Soap-based Firefighting Agent in Model Peatlands in Indonesia

Takahide Kanyama; Erna S. Poesie; Kitso Kusin; Adi Jaya; Takayoshi Kawahara; Kazuya Uezu; Tomonori Kawano

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Vegetation Recovery After Spraying with an Eco-friendly Soap-based Firefighting Agent in Model Peatlands in Indonesia

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Takahide Kanyama¹, Erna S. Poesie², Kitso Kusin³, Adi Jaya²^{, 3}, Takayoshi Kawahara¹^{, 4}, Kazuya Uezu⁴, Tomonori Kawano⁴^{, 5}^{, *}

¹Shabondama Soap Co., Ltd., Kitakyushu, 808-0195, Japan

²UPT/Laboratorium Lahan Gambut-CIMTROP, University of Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, 73111, Indonesia

³Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, 73111, Indonesia

⁴Faculty and Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, 808-0135, Japan

⁵University of Florence LINV Kitakyushu Research Center, Kitakyushu, 808-0134, Japan

^*Corresponding author. Email: kawanotom@gmail.com

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Tomonori Kawano

Available Online 16 December 2025.

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Keywords: Peat fire; Tropical vegetation; Acacia mangium; Soap-based firefighting agent
Abstract: Peat fires are recognized as a significant driver of global warming and environmental degradation. These fires release substantial greenhouse gases and cause serious issues such as smoke pollution, health risks, and ecological damage. Although firefighting agents are increasingly used as an effective countermeasure, their ecotoxicological effects require careful assessment. In this study, we evaluated peatland vegetation recovery after model fires extinguished with a soap-based firefighting agent in Palangka Raya, Indonesia. Peatland biotopes containing seeds and root systems of wild plants native to the peatland were subjected to combustion, followed by firefighting operations using either water or the soap-based agent. Vegetation recovery was monitored for 1 year. Direct site observations confirmed the growth of young Acacia mangium, a species native to Kalimantan forests, in all post-combustion biotope boxes, regardless of treatment. This finding indicates that the tested soap-based agent did not inhibit the regeneration of vegetation.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies 2025 ((ICSGS 2025)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date: 16 December 2025
ISBN: 978-94-6463-918-6
ISSN: 2667-128X
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-918-6_39 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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