Table 14.1
Paludiculture cases in Indonesia
No. Name and location
Paludiculture species
Dryland
species
Rewetted
or wet
Beneficial
species
Area
(ha)
Notes
True paludiculture
1
Bengkalis and Kepulauan
Meranti, Riau, Sumatra
Metroxylon sagu
No
Wet
Yes
Several
10,000
Traditional, extensive sago plantations that have existed
>100 years. Giesen (2013) and
Sonderegger and Lanting (2011).
In some cases (e.g., Pulau
Padang), there is some limited
drainage (10–15 cm)
2
Sungai Barumun, Riau
Shorea stenoptera, Shorea
pinanga, Shorea seminis
No
Yes
Yes
10
This is a trial PT Tolan Tiga
Indonesia conducted in 2017
with tengawang
and meranti
species;
first results show high
mortalities, mainly due to seedling size and lack of experience.
New trials were planned. de
Clermont-Tonnerre (2017)
3
Siak, Riau
Melaleuca cajuputi,
Campnosperma coriaceum,
Cratoxylum arborescens, Shorea
balangeran
No
Yes
Yes
16
Alternative species for pulp production tested by Asian Pulp and
Paper, as an alternative to Acacia
crassicarpa;
2016–2017 APP
(2017)
4
Tahura orang kayo Hitam,
Jambi, Sumatra
Dyera polyphylla, Melaleuca
cajuputi, Metroxylon sagu
No
Yes
Yes, but
usage is
not allow
ed
53
Southern half of 18,000 ha of
Tahura rewetted by Q1 in 2018;
53 ha/60,000 seedlings planted.
Also, Shorea balangeran,
Fagraea fragrans, Alstonia
pneumatophora;
average survival rate after 1.5 years
¼ 42%.
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