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BALIKPAPAN (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry is ensuring that the development of the country's new capital city continues to enhance through the transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests using endemic species.
The Ministry's Secretary General Bambang Hendroyono emphasized that ongoing and long-term efforts to enhance in the new capital city are being undertaken to create a true forest city, echoing the words of the country's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, as recently reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Mar 28).
"The consistent and widespread transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests in the new capital city - to later serve as its wilderness zone - continues to be prioritized," he said while leading a field observation by forestry experts at the new capital’s site (Mar 22).
“As recently pointed out by our minister, it is worth reiterating that these transformation efforts are technically part of the enhancement of in the new capital city,” he asserted.
In the long term, he continued, the transformation will gradually change the land cover from eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forest cover, thereby leading to enhanced in the areas concerned.
“As our minister always reminds us, these efforts are a top priority and will act as the backbone of our new capital, which has been legally declared a forest city. We are extremely engaged in enhancing in major parts of the new capital city,” he asserted.
Transformation of post-harvesting mature eucalyptus trees
The pulpwood concession earmarked for conversion of its eucalyptus tree plantations as part of the new capital city’s development spans the equivalent of more than 50 thousand soccer pitches.
As Secretary General Hendroyono explained to the forestry experts visiting the site, once the mature eucalyptus tree plantations are harvested, the transformation process into natural forests will begin. In turn, he added, these natural forests will gradually become a source of enhanced in the new capital city.
Below are some photos of the mature eucalyptus tree plantations designated for transformation into natural forests.
"These transformation efforts are among the methodologies that will continue to be adopted in other blocks of the new capital city site after the harvesting of the mature eucalyptus tree plantations," Hendroyono said.
The following photos show the ongoing efforts to transform the eucalyptus tree plantations in post-harvesting areas into natural forests in the new capital city.
Transformation process of young eucalyptus trees
Meanwhile, the Indonesian forestry authorities have also prioritized the transformation process in existing young eucalyptus trees by planting endemic species at specific distances within the plantation blocks.
The secretary general described how once harvest time for these young eucalyptus tree plantations arrives in a few years’ time, the endemic species will immediately replace the eucalyptus tree cover, ensuring no lack of tree cover.
"Using this methodology for the transformation means that the planting of endemic species does not have to wait until the existing young eucalyptus tree plantations are harvested," he said.
The photos below, which depict the young eucalyptus trees pointed out by the secretary general during the ground observation, also show the distribution of planted endemic species that will replace the eucalyptus tree cover after harvesting in the coming years.
"This is a natural succession process facilitated by the technical intervention of a methodology whereby eucalyptus tree plantations are transformed into natural forests in cases where the eucalyptus trees are still young and need a few more years to be harvested," he explained.
“After harvesting, the natural forest cover will automatically replace the eucalyptus tree cover with immediate effect. This is the second transformation methodology that we will continue to adopt on the ground,” the secretary general affirmed.
The following photos are of parts of the existing young eucalyptus tree plantations which are targeted for the insertion of endemic species in the process of transforming the plantations into natural forests.
Ensuring an unhindered transformation process
While on site, Secretary General Hendroyono stated that the objective of the Mentawir plant nursery is to ensure that the transformation of the eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests is not hampered by problems in procuring endemic seeds.
According to the secretary general, this nursery will play a critical role in making sure that the transformation of post-harvesting old-growth eucalyptus tree plantation blocks, as well as the transformation of existing young eucalyptus trees through the insertion of endemic species, continues to take place smoothly in targeted areas in the new capital city.
There are various endemic species in the nursery - situated in the state-owned concession - which are set to play a key role in the transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests. The photos below show these sources of seeds which will serve to enhance carbon stocks in the new capital city.
"Our minister has set detailed operational plans along with clear targets for the transformation of the eucalyptus trees into natural forests in the plantation blocks which are allocated as green areas in the new capital city," the secretary general said.
"We are on track to meet the established targets on a strict timeline," he said confidently.
As recently reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Mar 28), Minister Nurbaya emphasized that over 80% of the total land allocated for the new capital city - comprising the core central government zone and surrounding development area - has been ordered by President Joko Widodo to be developed into green areas, largely composed of natural forest cover.
The transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations lying in the new capital city area into natural forests in targeted plantation blocks allocated as green areas, as thoroughly detailed above, is a top-tier priority.
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BALIKPAPAN (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry is ensuring that the development of the country's new capital city continues to enhance through the transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests using endemic species.
The Ministry's Secretary General Bambang Hendroyono emphasized that ongoing and long-term efforts to enhance in the new capital city are being undertaken to create a true forest city, echoing the words of the country's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, as recently reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Mar 28).
"The consistent and widespread transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests in the new capital city - to later serve as its wilderness zone - continues to be prioritized," he said while leading a field observation by forestry experts at the new capital’s site (Mar 22).
“As recently pointed out by our minister, it is worth reiterating that these transformation efforts are technically part of the enhancement of in the new capital city,” he asserted.
In the long term, he continued, the transformation will gradually change the land cover from eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forest cover, thereby leading to enhanced in the areas concerned.
“As our minister always reminds us, these efforts are a top priority and will act as the backbone of our new capital, which has been legally declared a forest city. We are extremely engaged in enhancing in major parts of the new capital city,” he asserted.
Transformation of post-harvesting mature eucalyptus trees
The pulpwood concession earmarked for conversion of its eucalyptus tree plantations as part of the new capital city’s development spans the equivalent of more than 50 thousand soccer pitches.
As Secretary General Hendroyono explained to the forestry experts visiting the site, once the mature eucalyptus tree plantations are harvested, the transformation process into natural forests will begin. In turn, he added, these natural forests will gradually become a source of enhanced in the new capital city.
Below are some photos of the mature eucalyptus tree plantations designated for transformation into natural forests.
"These transformation efforts are among the methodologies that will continue to be adopted in other blocks of the new capital city site after the harvesting of the mature eucalyptus tree plantations," Hendroyono said.
The following photos show the ongoing efforts to transform the eucalyptus tree plantations in post-harvesting areas into natural forests in the new capital city.
Transformation process of young eucalyptus trees
Meanwhile, the Indonesian forestry authorities have also prioritized the transformation process in existing young eucalyptus trees by planting endemic species at specific distances within the plantation blocks.
The secretary general described how once harvest time for these young eucalyptus tree plantations arrives in a few years’ time, the endemic species will immediately replace the eucalyptus tree cover, ensuring no lack of tree cover.
"Using this methodology for the transformation means that the planting of endemic species does not have to wait until the existing young eucalyptus tree plantations are harvested," he said.
The photos below, which depict the young eucalyptus trees pointed out by the secretary general during the ground observation, also show the distribution of planted endemic species that will replace the eucalyptus tree cover after harvesting in the coming years.
"This is a natural succession process facilitated by the technical intervention of a methodology whereby eucalyptus tree plantations are transformed into natural forests in cases where the eucalyptus trees are still young and need a few more years to be harvested," he explained.
“After harvesting, the natural forest cover will automatically replace the eucalyptus tree cover with immediate effect. This is the second transformation methodology that we will continue to adopt on the ground,” the secretary general affirmed.
The following photos are of parts of the existing young eucalyptus tree plantations which are targeted for the insertion of endemic species in the process of transforming the plantations into natural forests.
Ensuring an unhindered transformation process
While on site, Secretary General Hendroyono stated that the objective of the Mentawir plant nursery is to ensure that the transformation of the eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests is not hampered by problems in procuring endemic seeds.
According to the secretary general, this nursery will play a critical role in making sure that the transformation of post-harvesting old-growth eucalyptus tree plantation blocks, as well as the transformation of existing young eucalyptus trees through the insertion of endemic species, continues to take place smoothly in targeted areas in the new capital city.
There are various endemic species in the nursery - situated in the state-owned concession - which are set to play a key role in the transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations into natural forests. The photos below show these sources of seeds which will serve to enhance carbon stocks in the new capital city.
"Our minister has set detailed operational plans along with clear targets for the transformation of the eucalyptus trees into natural forests in the plantation blocks which are allocated as green areas in the new capital city," the secretary general said.
"We are on track to meet the established targets on a strict timeline," he said confidently.
As recently reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Mar 28), Minister Nurbaya emphasized that over 80% of the total land allocated for the new capital city - comprising the core central government zone and surrounding development area - has been ordered by President Joko Widodo to be developed into green areas, largely composed of natural forest cover.
The transformation of eucalyptus tree plantations lying in the new capital city area into natural forests in targeted plantation blocks allocated as green areas, as thoroughly detailed above, is a top-tier priority.
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