SILVICULTURE
Silviculture Tending Operation
The true purpose for conducting silviculture tending works in this area is to improve the forest stand. Silvicultural treatments carried out in the project area that are a logged-over forest is expected to improve the forest stands. And thus, improving the overall quality of this forest and can promote better forest biodiversity as well as ecological and environmental benefits. Silvicultural treatments are carried out to liberate standing trees (regardless of species) and to release the young regeneration of trees by removing and eradicating competing climbers and climbing bamboo that endanger the survival of the regeneration group.
Achievements
On the 2nd half of the year 2012, a total of 1000 Ha of silviculture tending works was done by SFD appointed contractor Fresh Mumus Enterprise and another 2000 Ha were completed by the same contractor in 2013. In the year 2014, the appointed contractor to carry out silviculture tending operation is EW Construction where the contract period is 5 years (2014-2018) with a target of 2000 Ha per year.
This adds up to a total of 13,000 hectares of forest area treated from 2012 to 2017 by both of the contractors. Particulars of the total treated area are as follows.
Table 1. Particulars of the total treated area
YEAR |
BLOCK (HA) |
ESTIMATED AREA TO BE TREATED |
AREA TREATED |
2012 |
K (1,000) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
2013 |
G (1,000) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
L (1,000) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
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2014 |
M (873) |
873 Ha |
Done 873 Ha |
N (1,009) |
1,009 Ha |
Done 1,009 Ha |
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J (part of 1247) |
118 Ha |
Done 280 Ha |
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2015 |
F (994) |
994 Ha |
Done 994 Ha |
E (849) |
849 Ha |
Done 849 Ha |
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D (1,054) |
1,054 Ha |
Done 1,054 Ha |
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2016 |
H (583) |
583 Ha |
Done 583 Ha |
I (954) |
954 Ha |
Done 954 Ha |
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J (part of 1247) |
477 Ha |
Done 477 Ha |
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2017 |
A (1200) |
1033 Ha |
Done 1033 Ha |
B (804) |
804 Ha |
Done 804 Ha |
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C (433) |
600 Ha |
Done 600 Ha |
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J (part of 1247) |
490 Ha |
Done 490 Ha |
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TOTAL AREA |
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13,000 Ha |
13,000 Ha |
From the year 2012 until 2017 the immensity of the treated area is 13,000 Ha (100%)
In September 2016, the handing over of the site for Silviculture tending operation under the federal funding (HOB) has been done and commencing on the 22nd October 2016. Rakyat Berjaya Sdn Bhd was the appointed contractor to do the silviculture tending operation through a contract agreement No. JP/TP/PPA-HOB/NGRUS/01/2016, specifically to complete 5,000 Ha of silviculture area treatment (1,000 Ha for 2016 and 4,000 Ha for 2017). Rakyat Berjaya Sdn Bhd appointed Nadin Enterprise as the sub-contractor specifically to complete the 5,000 Ha of silviculture area treatment. To date, 5,000 Ha hectares of forest area had been treated by the contractor Rakyat Berjaya Sdn Bhd.
This adds up to a total of 5,000 hectares of forest area treated for the year 2016 and 2017 by the contractors. Particulars of the total treated area are as follows:
Table 2: Particulars of the total treated area
YEAR |
BLOCK (HA) |
ESTIMATED AREA TO BE TREATED |
PROGRESS AREA TREATED |
2016 |
Block 1 (Phase 2) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
2017 |
Block 2 (Phase 2) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
Block 3 (Phase 2) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
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Block 4 (Phase 2) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
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Block 5 (Phase 2) |
1,000 Ha |
Done 1,000 Ha |
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TOTAL AREA |
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5,000 Ha |
5,000 Ha |
In 2018, Nadin Enterprise Company was given a contract from 2 May 2018 until 26 June 2018 to carry out silviculture tending operations. The company was given a target of approximately 625 Ha in Block O (Compartment B17, B20 & B25) for the operation.
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Year |
Block (Ha) |
Estimated Area To Be Treated |
Area Treated |
2018 |
0 (Compartment B17, B20 & B25 - 625 Ha |
625 Ha |
Done 625 Ha |
Total Area |
- |
625 Ha |
625 Ha |
The handing over of the site for the Silviculture tending operation under the HOB funding by the SFD to Bimaraya Enterprise. Under Contract No. JP/TP/PPA-SIL/HSMM/01/2017 has been done on 23th May, 2018, to carry out the 3,000 ha silviculture treatment. Bimaraya Enterprise is expected to complete the silviculture treatments in December, 2020.
| Year | Block (Ha) | Estimated Area To Be Treated (Ha) | Progress Area Treated (Ha) |
2018 |
Block 7 |
740 |
Done 740 Ha |
Block 8 |
200 |
Done 200 Ha |
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Block 9 |
620 |
Done 620 Ha |
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2019 |
Block 7 |
260 |
Done 260 Ha |
Block 8 |
800 |
Done 800 Ha |
|
Block 9 |
380 |
Done 380 Ha |
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Total Area |
3,000 Ha |
3,000 Ha |
In the year 2020, EJ Enterprise Company was given a contract from 11 October 2020 until 10 January 2021 to carry out silviculture tending operations. The company was given a target of approximately 250 Ha for the operation.
Table 3: Particulars of the total treated area
YEAR |
ESTIMATED AREA TO BE TREATED |
AREA TREATED |
2020 |
250 Ha |
On-going |
TOTAL AREA |
250 Ha |
- |
GALLERY
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Aerial View of silviculture works (31.10.2017) |
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Climber cutting works (EW Construction) - 4.8.2017 |
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| Climber cutting works (EW Construction) - 5.8.2017 |
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| Climber cutting works (Nadin Enterprise) - 28.2.2017 |
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Climber cutting works (Nadin Enterprise) - 6.6.2017 |
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Climber cutting works (Nadin Enterprise) - 30.6.2017 |
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Climber cutting works (Bimaraya Enterprise) - 17.8.2017 |
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| Picture of Climber cutting works (Bimaraya Enterprise) - 17.8.2018 | |||
Map of 250Ha Silviculture Area (Year 2020)
Map of Silviculture Treatment Area by EW Construction Contractor
Map of Silviculture Treatment by Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd (Under Federal Funding, HoB)
Map of Silviculture Treatment Area by Nadin Enterprise
Map of Silviculture Treatment Area by Bimaraya Enterprise (Under Federal Funding - HoB)