Sembilang National Park

Location: Mangrove ecosystems degraded by construction of fish ponds
Area: 200 Ha
Ecosystem: Mangrove

Restoration Trial Map at Sembilang National Park

Working Group Training

Mangrove ecosystem in the Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin II District, South Sumatra is the largest area ofmangrove in the western Indonesia covering 77,500 Ha. The mangrove in the region has been expreiencing degradation year after year since 1994.

Degradation is mainly caused by fish pond development. The area of pond in this area is currently about 930 Ha, while the area of pond in the greenbelt area is 238 Ha. JICA in collaboration with Sembilang National Park office implements a trial restoration in the abandoned fish ponds as large as 200 Ha.

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Activities that have been implemented at this location are as follows:

• Survey and field study, for:
  
  • The cause of mangroves destruction,
  • The condition of meteorology, geography, soil structure, water quality, vegetation, and tidal,
  • The composition of mangrove species, and
  • Social-economic condition.
• Construction of the nursery,
• Nursery operation,
• Identification of target restoration sites,
• Establishment of a working group, and
• Plan of restoration, and
• Implementation of restoration through assisted natural regeneration, enrichment planting, and planting.