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Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
From carbon sequestration point of view, the forest plays a crucial role in acting as carbon sinks. Through photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon. In a well-managed forest, old trees are encouraged to be left in the forest untouched. These trees eventually die, and as they decompose most of their stored carbon is released to the air (apart from a little that remains in leaf-litter and topsoil) – making an almost neutral impact on atmospheric carbon over their life.
In addition to this, diversifying and including Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS) in forest management plans followed by replanting harvested species, makes sure one specie is not over exploited but there is a general balance in the number of trees that is taken out of the forest, by so doing there is a lesser impact on the amount of carbon that is release from forest management activities. The continuous focus on traditional commercial species mean that at some point there is an imbalance in the general health of the forest ecosystem. Biodiversity is increasing with less threatened species and the value of the forest is improved. Given the environmental concerns nowadays, a forest with improved value stand little chance of being converted into other land use systems with fewer environmental values. Such a forest will also be crucial to meeting wood demand in the long term.
Sourcing LKTS especially from well managed forest sustains ecological, carbon, nutrient and water cycles in forests and reduces the susceptibility of tree species to diseases and fire. In order to achieve the environmental objectives promoted by certification, forest managers will need to reduce the volume of wood extracted from the forest each harvesting cycle if only high market value species are utilized, which in turn could reduce revenues in the short term. But using LKTS can help managers to reach a certain threshold of wood extraction per acre that makes responsible forest management economically viable.
See also: Peatland restorationSustainable development goals
In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is intended to be a “plan of action for people, planet and prosperity” and “seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom” (UN, 2015). It prioritizes the need to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, which is seen as an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hold a great opportunity for businesses to make a positive change for people and the planet in a clear and structured way. The 17 SDG goals aim for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. Being relevant to areas like life on land, water, no poverty, and gender equality.
GSFP covers 11 of the 17 goals.
No poverty
Smallholders and community foresters can gain additional income and security.
Zero hunger
Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally balanced diets, greater control over food inputs (particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability, and especially for marginalized groups), and deliver ecosystem services for crop production.
Gender quality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Clean water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Affordable and clean energy
Wood is an important source of energy. Globally, 2.6 billion people depend on fuelwood, with a large proportion of those living in developing countries. Besides, the use of fuelwood in industry is increasing again, as it is an energy source that can reduce the climate impacts of energy production.
Decent work and economic growth
Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Responsible consumptie and production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Climate action
Forests play an essential role in climate regulation. Together with oceans, forests are the key ecosystem that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon is stored in both trees and forest soils, and the world’s forests contain roughly as much carbon as the atmosphere. The Paris Agreement on climate change, agreed in December 2015, highlights the importance of forests in tackling climate change, and calls on all countries to conserve and enhance their carbon reservoirs and sinks in forests.
Life on land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Peace, justice and strong institutions
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Partnership for the goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Supporting sustainable and community based forest management in Indonesia.
Our vision
Our approach
We support sustainable forest management by developing market linkages and sustainable supply chain for forest products and business activities in order to improve basic welfare for communities and small farmers in Kalimantan.
Aligned with the Government of Indonesia's social forestry initiative.
GSFP will support local communities' livelihoods by onboarding social forestry concessions into a jurisdictional value chain, providing revenue from sustainable harvest of forest products.
A unique concept.
GSFP focuses on long-term engagement with forest communities and is a balance between social, ecological and production sustainability. This makes GSFP a unique forest management program (FMP).
Sustainable development goals.
GSFP covers 11 of the 17 Sustainable development goals (SDGs)...
Sustainable forest management.
Social Sustainability can be explained as social forestry which is...
We aim to:
Develop sustainable forest management in social forestry areas with communities.
Contribute to jurisdictional efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation & forest degradation and protect biodiversity.
Develop global markets and value chains for lesser known timber species, non-timber forest products and business activities.
Biodiversity.
Introduction: Biodiversity.
Biodiversity, abbreviated from the terms 'biological' and 'diversity', encompasses the variety of lifeforms found at all scales of biological organisation, ranging from genes to species to ecosystems. The greatest biodiversity is found in the tropical regions of the world, particularly among tropical rainforests and coral reefs. Biodiversity is increased by genetic change and evolutionary processes and reduced by habitat destruction, population decline and extinction. There is a growing recognition that the level of biodiversity is an important factor in influencing the resilience of ecosystems to disturbance.
World wildlife fund
A 2019 report from the WWF confirms that logging LKTS from tropical forests helps to conserve wildlife populations when they are managed responsibly according to the latest certification standards. Besides, certified forestry concessions supports local development and add value to the standing forest, reducing the pressure to clear the forest to make way for other land uses. Forest managers also have an important role to play in preventing illegal activities such as hunting, logging and mining that threaten biodiversity.
Social forestry.
Introduction: social forestry
Social forestry refers to the management of forests for the benefits of local communities. It includes aspects such as forest management, forest protection, and afforestation of deforested lands with the objective of improving the rural, environmental, and social development. Unlike other forestry projects, in the setting of social forestry, the needs of local communities come first. For this reason, the main goal of social forestry is to grow trees and plantations to meet the growing needs of people in reference to increased demand for timber, wood, fuel, and food to reduce the pressure and dependency on traditional forest areas.
The benefits of social forestry are:
Biodiversity.
Carbon removal.
Soil conservation.
Health benefits.
Community enrichment.
Noise reduction.
Improve air quality.
Energy conservation.
Reducing overall atmospheric temperatures.
GSFP is aligned with the Government of Indonesia's social forestry initiative.
Social Forestry is a flagship initiative of the Indonesian Government's agrarian reform and is a central component of GSFP.
GSFP will support local communities' livelihoods by onboarding social forestry concessions into a jurisdictional LKTS supply chain, providing revenue from sustainable harvest of LKTS resources as well as payment for potential ecosystem services.
GSFP will aim to secure the integrity of important forest ecosystems in production forest areas by engaging local Forest Management Units, CSOs, private sector, and communities to develop integrated production protection plans for communal forests.
Our approach.
Our approach - introduction.
GSFP ensures to maximize the social forestry goals of alleviating poverty and reducing deforestation by improving basic welfare, generating income and recognizing indigenous or traditional knowledge to manage the forests. Furthermore, extra resources will be provided to ensure long-term restoration and sustainability of the forest.
Activities carried out in the development of sustainable community forest management include:
community forest development.
forest conservation and protection.
deforestation reduced, reforestation and management of forest ecosystem and hydrological functions.
community forest certification.
research and development.
Income will be generated via development of global markets and value chains for Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS), Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) and business activities such as eco-tourism, biodiversity protection and carbon sequestration and / or storage. Forest utilization in protected forests will be carried out through the following activities:
The use of areas in protected forests is carried out, among others, through business activities.
Utilization of environmental services in protected forests, among others, through business activities.
Collection of non-timber forest products in protected forest.
Development of global markets and value chains for:
Timber products
Business activities
Eco tourism
Water utilization.
Biodiversity protection.
Carbon sequestration and / or storage
Unique forest management concept.
A forest management business concept is commonly referred to as sustainable forest management. However, in many cases the sustainable forest management has not been implemented properly and is the social sustainability requirement forgotten. This often leads to conflicts of interest where the community around the concession does not get anything from forest management.
The forest management business concept carried out by GSFP is a unique concept. Unlike many other forest management concepts, it's a balance between: social, ecological and production sustainability and it focuses on long-term engagement with the communities.
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wave power hydroelectric system
a hydroelectric system that generates green electricity from wave power
introduction
The wave power hydroelectric system (WPHE) relates to a hydroelectric system for producing electricity. More particularly, it relates to a hydroelectric system that generates green electricity from wave power and a method thereof.
background
Climate change is upon us and the perils of global warming - manifested by extreme weather are grim reminders that the world must act more quickly to reduce the use of fossil fuels. There is a great urgency to find sources of green energy to reduce the usage of fossil fuels, in order to reduce the production of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other polluting gases, which are the main culprits which cause global warming.
Hydroelectric dams are the best so far but building more dams is a limited option as there is increasing competition for the water source.
To date, the most popular green electricity systems are the photo-voltaics and wind turbines. However, both of them have yet to find a good solution to their serious shortcoming, which is intermittency- Taken on an annual average, both of them can each only produce about 10- 12 hours of electricity every 24 hours, because ‘no sun means no electricity, also no wind means no electricity can be produced. Huge battery storage systems and/or standby generators have to be provided to fill in the shortfall.
Wave power is the most abundant green energy source in the world. It is available 24 hours a day, is limitless, predictable and inexhaustible. Energy density in waves is almost 800 times the energy density in air (784:1). The possibility of reaping huge rewards from the harvesting and/or conversion of wave energy into clean green electricity without having to pay for the resource has spawned many ideas and inventions with varied success.
The aim of this invention is to harvest and convert the energy in waves into green electricity. Wave power is free for the taking and is unceasing, predictable, inexhaustible and unlimited.
pure simplicity
The WPHE is conceived with the following principles in mind:
simplicity for low building cost and easy maintenance in remote locations,
simplicity for survival in bad weather conditions,
simplicity to enable green electricity to be produced at very low cost.
global succes
Not only the Dutch North Sea Coast, the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Coast of England, Scotland and Ireland, the West Coast of Oregon down to Mexico, with the WPHE green electricity can be produced anywhere wherever there are waves with wave heights of 2 meters or higher.
This will be of special benefit to remote island communities which had been relying on diesel generators with their attendant high cost. Desalinated sea water can also be produced at affordable prices. Coastal countries which are on the edge of deserts-countries like Namibia and Western Libya can be supplied with green electricity, de-salinated sea water and CFC-free air-conditioning, cold storage rooms for meat, fish and farm produce - all at affordable prices which will not be tied to the fluctuating price of crude oil.
future prospects
The availability of large supply of cheap green electricity without the intermittency of supply e.g.-from wind and solar sources, will “open a Pandora’s Box” and reveal many
good and tested technologies which have failed to achieve market penetration simply because of high costs of green electricity that is needed for their operations.Introduction: lesser known timber species
When buying from a sustainable forest you can choose between different kinds of timber. Globally we can distinguish about 50,000 varieties of timber, while only making use of a few. Up to 93% of tropical forest timber volume consists of Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS) and many such species are currently being burnt or otherwise wasted after logging operations or forest clearing. Looking at the LKTS several of them are high- quality and can be deployed in many ways. Using these kinds of timber, we make better use of the forest without exhausted nature.
Each of these species has its own properties, characteristics and applications. The durability class for these species is ranging from I – V and the strength class varies from A – D. Density variety is between 400 – 1200 kg/m3. All species come with the mandatory Indonesian SVLK-certification.
Uses depends on the particular specie and is not limited to, but exist of: joists, door and window frames and sills (internal use), moldings, partitioning, joinery, furniture, plywood, flooring, decking, staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket, baluster, balustrade, carriage, newel, riser, spandrel framing, stringer, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), columns (light duty), railway sleepers, vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (structural members) and tool handles (non-impact). The heavier species are also suitable for heavy construction under cover.
See also: available LKTS (library)
Our LKTS project is aligned with the Government of
Indonesia's social forestry initiative.
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about us
GREENWOODD+ Social Forestry Program (GSFP) was founded in 2018. Unlike many other forest management business concepts which do not include Social Sustainability, GSFP has its focus on a balance between:
Social Sustainability (People).
Ecological Sustainability (Planet).
Production Sustainability (Profit).
other objectives
Other objectives for the GSFP are:
putting a halt to deforestation and forest degradation.
protecting the biodiversity.
reducing CO2-emissions.
Sustainable forest
management.
Sustainable forest management.
Based on decree PERMENLHK No. P.83 / MENLHK / SETJEN / KUM.1 / 10 / 2016 from the Government of Indonesia, the forest management business concept carried out by GSFP is a Sustainable Forest Management concept that focuses on a balance between:
Social Sustainability
Social Sustainability can be explained as Social Forestry which is implemented in state forest, private or customary forest areas, to improve welfare, environmental balance and socio-cultural dynamics.
Production Sustainability
Sustainable Production is the creation of goods and services using processes and systems that are: Non-polluting. Conserving of energy and natural resources. Economically viable. Safe and healthful for workers, communities, and consumers.
Ecological Sustainability
Ecological sustainability includes everything that is connected with the Earth's ecosystems. Production of goods and services must not compromise the carrying capacity of ecosystems, i.e. nature has to be able to regenerate utilized resources.
Indonesia: from legality to sustainability.
In 2003, Indonesia started to develop an operator-based timber control system for all its timber exports, building on a mandatory third-party certification approach for legality and sustainability. The system, called Sistem Verificasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK), became the basis for the Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) under Indonesia’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU.
Indonesia went a step beyond verifying legality under its SVLK and FLEGT VPA timber legality assurance system. Launched in 2009, Indonesia’s Sustainable Forest Management standard – the Pengelolaan Hutan Produksi Lestari (PHPL) – has been instrumental in achieving this. The PHPL includes all aspects covered under timber legality by SVLK, but requires more efforts concerning social and environmental aspects. It was made mandatory for industrial timber plantations, commercial logging concessions, state-owned community forests, and private community forest in 2003. PHPL is an integral element of the SVLK and the FLEGT VPA, and all commercial entities operating in the production forest on state-owned land must at some stage be audited under it.
Social forestry - a solution for climate change
GSFP INTRODUCTION (E-BROCHURE)
GSFP PRESENTATION V.3
LKTS INTRODUCTION
COMMUNITY FOREST DEVELOPMENT
AND FOREST CERTIFICATION
SUMMARY OF ACTIVE IUPHHK-HA AS OF MAY 2021
SOURCE: DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PHPL-KLHK
FIELD TRIP KALIMANTAN TIMUR JUNE 2021
Developing value chains for sustainable
lesser known timber species.
Lesser known timber species
Up to 93% of tropical forest timber volume consists of LKTS.
The LKTS comes from village owned forests and natural forest concessions adjacent to villages in the Kutai and Berau Regencies of East Kalimantan.
Using LKTS , we make better use of the forest and put a halt to deforestration.
This project has 2 major goals:
Develop sustainable forest management in certified social forestry areas with communities and with select sustainable logging concessions.
Develop global markets and value chains for lesser known timber species, non-timber forest products and business activities.
"With LKTS we ensure to maximize the social forestry goals of alleviating poverty and reducing deforestation by improving basic welfare, generating income and recognizing indigenous or traditional knowledge to manage the forests".
Lesser known timber species.
In the Kutai and Mahakam Ulu districts in East Kalimantan we focus on Village Owned Forests (HMD). In order to maximize the village forests goals of alleviating poverty and reducing deforestation, the following principles will be taken into account:
Improving basic welfare.
Recognizing indigenous or traditional knowledge to manage the forest.
Transparency.
Providing extra human resources and capital assistance to ensure long-term restoration of the ecosystem.
To achieve our goals, GSFP invests in Lesser known timber species (LKTS) to develop community-based supply, set up transparent and sustainable supply and value chains, develop market linkages, and raise customer awareness.
Areas: Kutai Berat and Mahakam Ulu districts, East Kalimantan.This LKTS project covers 11 of the 17 SDGs.
Project partners:
Developing value chains for sustainable rattan, in order to restore the forest, protect the biodiversity and support the smallholders.
Introduction: Central Kalimantan.
It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangkaraya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2015 showed a rise to 2.49 million and the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 2,649,803. The population growth rate was almost 3.0% per annum between 1990 and 2000, one of the highest provincial growth rates in Indonesia during that time; in the subsequent decade to 2010 the average annual growth rate slowed markedly to around 1.8%, but it rose again in the decade beginning 2010. More than is the case in other province in the region, Central Kalimantan is populated by the Dayaks, the indigenous inhabitants of Borneo.
Rattan.
Rattan belongs to the palm family (Arecales or Palmea) and is found from sea level up to 3,000 m. There are around 600 species and 13 genera of rattan known. Commercially-used rattan usually grows in hilly tropical areas, with a mean annual temperature of 25° C and an annual rainfall of -2,000 mm. As a result, the main area for rattan production is in the tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia.
There are different types of rattan palms, such as high or low climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species. Some have very short and underground stems. Several rattan species are known to reach lengths of 100m.
Rattan sheaths have spines for protection, along with ‘whips’ that are also covered with spines. These play a major role in supporting the rattan as it grows over trees and other plants in the rainforest.
Because it is light, durable and relatively flexible, rattan is used for a range of purposes:
Food: The inner core as well as the shoot of some of the rattan species is edible.
Furniture: Furniture is the main end product of rattan.
Shelter: Rattan is an approved material for house building in rural areas.
Handicraft: Handicraft, besides furniture, provides the main income of the rattan industry.
Improving basic welfare for farmers involving sustainable rattan.
Via this project, farmers will get better income and create job opportunities in the villages. Open opportunity as a sub contract for local SMEs to supply components and half process product. Our existing operation supported by 11 SMEs group.
Benefits of rattan:
- Rattan plant is grow in the tropical rain forest which support big standing trees.
- Rattan sources area most likely have a good forest condition. With better income of farmers from harvesting and processing rattan, the awareness of farmers to maintaining the forest condition will be increased. They will protecting the trees to keeping their main income.
- In the rattan furniture market there lately mor and more buyer asking about sustainablility issue of the raw material. This project will introduce and encourage farmer groups to re- planting the rattan which finally improved the forest condition by have more and more trees.
The activities for this project consist of:
- Developing feasibility study including detail engineering design of the factory.
- Socialization and introducing to farmers and relevant key stakeholders the opportunity and benefit of the project.
- Skills training for farmers how to harvest rattan in sustainable way include re-planting rattan and how to processing raw material to have better price.
- Piloting re-planting rattan in degraded forest.
Area: Katingan district, Central Kalimantan.Download area map herePartnerships
In order to achieve our goals and make GSFP a global succes,
we are looking for partners. Right now we are looking for the
following partnerships:
- Development and marketing for LKTS in North-America and Oceania
- Global development of the supply chain for NTFP and business activities,
including honey and ecotourism.
Please send us a message if you're interested in one of these partnerships.
Community forest development.
Introduction: community forest development.
The development of community-based forest management (CBFM) in Indonesia has gained its momentum particularly in the last five years, driven by government's commitment to allocate 12,7 million hectares of forest land to local communities through various scheme of CBFM or called Social Forestry (SF) program. Furthermore, changes in the roles and interactions between government and civil society organizations that are more inclusive and collaborative have improved the mechanism of CBFM development.
Five schemes of CBFM or SF policy arrangements are stipulated in the Ministerial Regulation Number: P.83/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/10/2016 concerning Social Forestry:
Village Forest (Hutan Desa/HD).
Community Forest (Hutan Kemasyarakatan/HKm).
Community Plantation Forest (Hutan Tanaman Rakyat/HTR).
Customary Forest (Hutan Adat/HA).
Partnership (Kemitraan). Each scheme has different main subjects, objects, and objectives.
Activities carried out in the development of sustainable community forest management (HPH-R) include: data collection and socialization of projects, surveys and feasibility studies.
Peatland protection and restoration via sustainable production of gelam in Central Kalimantan.
"This project is twofold, namely it's about restoration of the peat lands and it establishes a sustainable value chain for independent smallholders and communities."
Introduction: mega rice project.
In 2015, peat fires across Indonesia sickened half a million people and spewed more carbon into the atmosphere than the entire U.S. economy during the same two-month period. Central Kalimantan was the worst hit. The reason for this was the launch a Mega Rice Project which was initiated in 1996 in a bid to to alleviate Indonesia's growing food shortage. The Indonesian government made a large investment in constructing irrigation canals and removing trees. About 1 million hectares of agricultural land from Kalimantan's peat swamps were used for the project. Because of the nutrient-peat soil which is not usable for rice cultivation the Mega Rice Project turned out to be a disaster and leaving behind a dried-out waste land which is vulnerable to fires that continue to break out on a massive scale.
Peatland restoration.
The peat swamp forest in the South of Kalimantan is an unusual ecoregion that is home to many unique or rare species such as orangutans, as well as to slow-growing but valuable trees. The peat swamp forest is a dual ecosystem, with diverse tropical trees standing on a 10m - 12m layer of peat - partly decayed and waterlogged plant material - which in turn covers relatively infertile soil. In order to restore the peat land, replanting of trees is undoubtedly necessary.
Peatland protection via Gelam (Melaleuca Cajuputi).
One of the tree species that is able to grow in very moist and saline conditions and acid-sulphate soils and peat soils in the coastal regions is Gelam (Melaleuca Cajuputi). Therefore this project is twofold, namely it's about restoration of the peat lands and it establish a sustainable value chain for independent smallholders and communities around a processing facility that is committed to buying from smallholders practicing sustainable management of Gelam. The business model for this timber is based on establishing sound ownership of the resource through farm forestry that could include carbon farming.
The Gelam in Central Kalimantan is produced mainly in Pulang Pisau with most coming from village forests, forest estate land (KPH) or non forest land (APL). Most of the Gelam timber products are produced by small groups of independent smallholders. Collectors obtain poles and logs from a number of producers and transport them to processors or sawmills located in Banjarmasin.
At present very few smallholder producers are involved in processing in Pulang Pisau or practice any form of sustainable management of the resource, so there is a large scope for investment. Establishing support for independent Gelam producers in Pulang Pisau will enable better value adding opportunities directly while supporting environmental sustainability and the district moving towards a green growth economy. Gelam produces Cajuput essential oil, Gelam honey and sawn-timber or poles.
Market demand for sustainable gelam – forest products
Gelam has minimal silvicultural and forest management requirements and
highly sought after wood products and non wood as follows:
Charcoal
The wood from gelam makes high quality charcoal for household consumption as well as for iron ore smelting due to its high specific gravity and purity.
Essential oils
Essential oils can be distilled from the leaves of the gelam tree. Two of the most common chemotypes from the leaves are based on methyl eugenol and E-methyl isoeugenol which produce cajuput oil which comes from either Melaleuca cajuputi, or Melaleuca leucadendra ( var. cajuputi).
Honey production
Honey is highly sought after and as gelam flowers throughout the year, the area has good potential for increasing honey production from, 1) conventional honey farmer (using bee species such as Apis melifera and Apis cerena and 2) forest honey producer which relies on Apis dorsata to produce wild honey in natural hives.
Pulang Pisau District, Central Kalimantan
The Pulang Pisau District is situated in the south-east of the province of Central Kalimantan and covers an area of nearly 900,000 ha. 70% of the area is designated as permanent forest estate. Peatlands cover 540,000 ha in two peat domes or ‘peat hydrological units’ which are located in the south. These areas are in parts still covered by peat swamp forest, melaleuca dominated forests and coastal mangroves. Based on rudimentary resource information, discussions with current producers and processors and public sector officials, a nominal area of 10,000 ha has been used in the financial model to illustrate the viability of a gelam project. The following efforts will be required to improve the quality of the resource information for the sustainable management of gelam resources and associated smallholder businesses:
District administration (public sector) to develop management plans in association with village forests for the Forest Management Units to include management of gelam forests and associated products.
Formally adopting gelam as part of the green growth strategy in the District Land use Plans as it is a valuable contribution as a paludiculture species for peatland restoration.
Mapping and surveying gelam forest areas with estimates of area, tree diameter size class to assist with sustainable management in the 2 Forest Management Units and 4 Village Forests.
Facilitating the process for ensuring smallholders obtain necessary training in gelam management and all parts of the supply chain.
Click here for the area map of the Pulang Pisau district.
Forest products.
Introduction.
In Indonesia forest products consists of timber and non-timber forest products. The latter one are only allowed is select forests and for example not allowed in village forest (Hutan Desa/HD).
Non-timber forest products (NFTP) and business activities (BA).
Based on Regulation Number 6, 2007 from the Indonesian Government concerning "Forest Management and Formulation of Forest Management and Forest Utilization Plans", for GSFP forest utilization in protected forests will be carried out through the following activities:
The use of areas in protected forests is carried out, among others, through business activities:
a. medicinal plant cultivation.
b. ornamental plant cultivation.
c. mushroom cultivation.
d. beekeeping.
e. wildlife breeding.
f. animal rehabilitation.
g. forage cultivation.
Utilization of environmental services in protected forests, among others, through business activities:
a. utilization of water flow services.
b. water utilization.
c. natural tourism and ecotourism.
d. biodiversity protection.
e. rescue and environmental protection.
f. carbon sequestration and / or storage.
Collection of non-timber forest products in protected forests includes:
a. rattan.
b. honey.
c. sap / gum / resin.
d. fruit.
e. mushrooms.
f. swift's nest.
Lesser known timber species.
When buying from a sustainable forest you can choose between different kinds of timber. Globally we can distinguish about 50,000 varieties of timber, while only making use of a few. Up to 93% of tropical forest timber volume consists of Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS) and many such species are currently being burnt or otherwise wasted after logging operations or forest clearing. Looking at the LKTS several of them are high- quality and can be deployed in many ways. Using these kinds of timber, we make better use of the forest without exhausted nature.
Each of these species has its own properties, characteristics and applications. The durability class for these species is ranging from I – V and the strength class varies from A – D. The variety in density is between 400 – 1200 kg/m3. All species come with FSC-certification.
Uses depends on the particular specie and is not limited to, but exist of: joists, door and window frames and sills (internal use), moldings, partitioning, joinery, furniture, plywood, flooring, decking, staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket, baluster, balustrade, carriage, newel, riser, spandrel framing, stringer, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), columns (light duty), railway sleepers, vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (structural members) and tool handles (non-impact). The heavier species are also suitable for heavy construction under cover.
See also: available LKTS (library)
Sustainable sago starch
biopolymer project.
Introduction.
Sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is an Indonesian indigenous starch producing palm species. Sago is a promising alternative land-use option for Indonesian peatland due to its ability to grow in swamps and peatlands, when other plants can not grow. Sago grows also on peatland without drainage (thereby minimising carbon emissions from peat oxidation), its high productivity, and its commercial viability. Sago flour is used for many food items and chemical products. It's mainly used for sago noodle production, but it can be also used for bioethanol production and other products (e.g. film solvents).
Sago grows well on deep peat, even under minimal drainage and maintenance. Sago palms require only negligible maintenance, which makes sago plantations among the most productive systems that can be operated at almost no maintenance cost. After establishing sago plantations on slightly drained peatlands, there is no significant increase in CO2 emissions compared to secondary forest cover. Cultivating sago increases the resilience and capacity of a community to adapt to climate change. Also the water quality increases.
Plantations with sago have successfully been established on peatlands in Riau Province, Indonesia. The peatlands of the plantations had a peat depth of over 300 cm, a water table depth between 0 to 0.5 m and no artificial channels.
Sago palm
1On average one tree produces 175 kg dry starch (Flach, 1997), therefore, sago plantations produce from 15 to 25 tons dry starch/ ha/ year. This yield level is one of the highest yields of carbohydrate producing crops.
2Trees are harvested therefore at around 10 years of age, which is at maximum growth stage, as highest starch yields are between 5 – 10 years of age.
3As the palm matures and dies after 20 years and suckering plants emerge, there is a continual production system without inputs. As long as the peatland system has been restored to its natural state.
Project partners:
Koperasi Selaras Artamara
Koperasi Selaras Artamara (KSA) founded in 2014 by team of experienced and successful local women who are concerned of Small Medium Enterprise (SME) in Indonesia
KSA initiative have been designed to focus on economic inclusion and building a local economy from the ground up.
KSA promote, coordinate, and expand economic opportunity and wealth building through a network of SME green communitybased enterprises.
KSA with Springfield will work hand in hand to develop sago farmer to be more competitive and create economic cluster to be more sustainable for the farmers.
Web: http://www.agribusiness.id
PT. Springfields
PT. Springfields is an Indonesian, foreign-based company
Springfields specializing in the development of sustainable solutions for our clienteles
Since 2017, the company has evolved to become a major agribusiness company – developing a range of diversified portfolios for sustainable agriculture in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
Springfields will be working together with KSA to develop sustainable production of SAGO starch.
Web: http://springfields.asia
PT. Unison Jaya
Factory in Tangerang, Indonesia
Various product range from LLDPE, HDPE, PP & OPP
Established relationship with: F&B industry, pharmaceuticals and automotive industries.
Various retail to customer products and Industrial standard for storage of raw materials.
Capacity: up to 250 tonnes / month.
Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility
TLFF brings long-term finance to projects and companies that stimulate green growth and improve rural livelihoods in Indonesia.
Web: https://www.tlffindonesia.orgWageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & Research is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the Wageningen Research foundation and consists of three related core areas:
- Food, feed & biobased production
- Natural resources & living environment
- Society & well-being
Web: https://www.wur.nl/en.htmCertification
Supporting sustainable and community based forest management in Indonesia.
Our vision
Our approach
We support sustainable forest management by developing market linkages and sustainable supply chain for forest products and business activities in order to improve basic welfare for communities and small farmers in Kalimantan.
Aligned with the Government of Indonesia's social forestry initiative.
GSFP will support local communities' livelihoods by onboarding social forestry concessions into a jurisdictional value chain, providing revenue from sustainable harvest of forest products.
A unique concept.
GSFP focuses on long-term engagement with forest communities and is a balance between social, ecological and production sustainability. This makes GSFP a unique forest management program (FMP).
Sustainable development goals.
GSFP covers 11 of the 17 Sustainable development goals (SDGs)...
Sustainable forest management.
Social Sustainability can be explained as social forestry which is...
We aim to:
Develop sustainable forest management in social forestry areas with communities.
Contribute to jurisdictional efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation & forest degradation and protect biodiversity.
Develop global markets and value chains for lesser known timber species, non-timber forest products and business activities.
Social Forestry Program
Togetherness, justice and openness
in optimal forest management.
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