Integrated Management of Peat Forest Ecosystems (PTEHG) is a program to protect and restore peat forests from deforestation and forest degradation due to forest and land fires and large changes in forest function in 2015 and 2019.
Supporting the peat forest restoration program, reforestation and forest reforestation activities are carried out in the Kahayan Hilir Village Forest area. Revegetation or replanting activities are actions to restore land cover in peat swamp ecosystems through replanting plants in peatlands. Planting various types of forest plants is important for the restoration of degraded peat swamp land and forests. The impact of decreasing environmental quality includes global climate change, so that it can be felt now that temperatures are getting hotter and seasons are changing.
“One of our main focuses in the PTEHG program is forest and peatland restoration,” said Edy Subahani as KPSHK Field Project Manager at the Planting Training activity (26/1)
Edy said that the implementation of this planting training activity was a reference in carrying out replanting on peatlands so that activities could run effectively, efficiently and economically as well as a technical reference in implementing forest plant maintenance. Planting training was also facilitated and trained by biodiversity experts, namely Penyang and Patricia, on 26 & 27 January 2024.
“Planting starts from planning called Silvicultural Techniques,” said Patricia in the training.
According to Patricia, silvicultural techniques determine the location, boundaries and planting lines. For example, the planting location guide uses a grid with a distance of 500×500 meters or 25 hectares in each grid (1 grid at the planting location consists of 100 stakes and 100 lanes). In 1 ha of planting location, 400 trees are planted with a composition of 70% woody plants and 30% MPTS plants so that the distance between trees is 5×5 m.
“The stages of planting activities start from surveying and determining the location, setting the schedule, transporting seeds, making planting routes, planting, planting, monitoring and maintenance,” said Penyang.
Penyang added that it is necessary to pay attention to the seeds that will be used with seed selection and seed adaptation. Criteria for quality and healthy ready-to-plant seeds to be transported to the planting location can refer to the criteria and quality standards set by the Forestry Department for forest and land rehabilitation activities.
Quality Control (QC) is important before planting activities are carried out,” said Patricia
According to Patricia, the QC team must understand how to care for the seeds in the nursery and when transporting the seeds. Seedlings brought to the Temporary Shelter (TPS) are checked for the condition of the seedlings, whether the media is compact or not, the transported seedlings must be watered first and transporting the seedlings should be done in the afternoon so that it is shaded and the seedlings remain healthy when they arrive at the temporary sheltering place.
“Usually the seedlings adapt in the TPS for 1 – 3 weeks, during the paranet/shade adaptation period slowly until the seedlings are exposed to full light,” explained Patrcia
Penyang said that the main activities were planting forest & MPTS types of plants, maintenance and quality control. Planting in rows and rows (plant spacing) will make it easier for us to know which plants to plant.
“Maintenance consists of replanting, weeding/watering, fertilizing, controlling pests and diseases, controlling weeds and controlling forest and land fires,” said Penyang
Planting and maintenance training was carried out so that the team could prepare for PTEHG program planting activities, so that the team was able to carry out seed selection and introduction, transportation, planting techniques and plant maintenance.
Author: Alma Tiara
Editor: Aris Mawanto
Source:
Training on Planting and Maintaining Forest Plants & Peat Swamp MPTS – KPSHK
Guidelines for Implementing Greening, Reforestation and Forest Restoration PTEHG – KPSHK
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