Project/activity information

This project proposal is a continuation of Project PD 137/02 Rev.2 (F) “Demonstration Plantation of Xantoxyllum rhetsa, Manilkara kauki, Alstonia scholaris and Wrightia pubescens to Promote Sustainable Bali Natural Forest” planned to be completed in July 2005. The main outputs of the first project include i) techniques for seed collection, vegetative propagation, production of planting materials and the establishment of genetic trials, ii) mechanisms for community participation, and iii) agroforestry models. However, the vegetative propagation techniques identified are only rudimentary in nature and require further examination and development. Likewise, the mechanisms for community participation and the agroforestry model that have been introduced will need further refinement prior to their replication in other regions of Bali. The project aims at supporting the tree planting program of the Bali Provincial Government as a means to empowering local economy and improving the environmental conditions in Bali. Its specific objectives are: i) to identify suitable technology for production of high quality planting materials of selected Bali indigenous tree species, and ii) to support the establishment of approximately 2,500 Ha of plantations of indigenous species on degraded lands with community participation. The main outputs of the project include: - Appropriate technologies for producing quality planting materials of selected tree species developed; - Established seed orchard maintained, growth data collected and analyzed; - Technical guidelines on the appropriate technologies developed and disseminated; - Forest land use plan updated; - Community leaders trained; - Quality planting materials produced and distributed; - Approximately 2,500 Ha of indigenous tree plantation established and maintained; - Developed agroforestry model refined and disseminated; and - Plantation monitoring system developed and applied.