Kampanya güncellemesiCease the Construction of the Kluet DamRestoration in the Singkil and Kluet Peat Swamps
Nicholas AldenRushford, NY, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
23 Şub 2018 — https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/restore-rainforest/reports/#menu 5. Sineubeuk – Kranji , Bakongan "This is a new restoration area and as such, we built two cabins to house staff and volunteers in November 2017, one at Sineubeuk Kranji village, and the other at Bukit Gading village. This means the locals can now focus on building the nursery and producing seedlings to transplant into the forest. 6. Singkil Restoration project in Singkil started in November 2017. It was initiated by cutting down 70 hectares of oil palm trees. This was a joint project with The Nature Conservancy Agency in Aceh, Police department, WCS, Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL), and Agro Sinergi Utama (ASN) Plantation Company. This type of joint initiative is important for OIC as it means sharing resources and learning from groups with the same aims, This area of peat forest not only has incredible biodiversity, the trees help to keep the peat wet and in place and stop soil erosion. Amongst other things, when these areas are logged, the peat dries out and burns and can lead to the awful haze which people in South-East Asia know so well. The methods involved in peat re-wetting is a new area of learning for the OIC staff team and we look forward to carrying the expertise developed to other similar projects in the future. Following the cutting down of the 1,748 palm oil trees in December 2017, there were several meetings with local community leaders, who decided they wanted to be involved in the project and offered to help with the construction of the restoration cabin" "Finally, two other sites will be operating in the next 3 months. In Bakongan, our teams proceeded to map the 50 hectare area and involve the local community in the restoration work. After training, local farmers will be selected to conduct the reforestation along with our expert team. In Singkil, one of the most important peatland areas of Sumatra, our team conducted mapping over the 150 hectares of the site. Peatlands are incredibly important for fighting climate change as well as being the area with densest orangutan population due to the fertility of the soil, which produces abundant fruit. Our field team is currently working with experts in peatland restoration from the United Stated to learn peat rewetting and hydrology techniques." Please support the Sumatran Orangutan Society's work by donating to their cause. Peat Swamps provide important habitat for many animals, and I'm excited to see the work they are doing!!
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