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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 07:10
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SUMATRA PEATLAND AREA NAMED ONE OF WORLD'S BIOSPHERE RESERVES
Beijing, June 18 (ANTARA) - The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu (GSK-BB, a peatland ares in Sumatra, as one of the world's 22 new biosphere reserves.
The decision was made at a meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Program in Jeju, South Korea, May 25-29, 2009.
GSK-BB was recognized as one of the 553 biosphere reserves located in 124 countries, Sinar Mas Managing Director Gandhi Sulistiyanto, said here on Thursday.
The 22 new biosphere reserves were added to the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).
The Sinar Mas managing director was in Beijing to participate in the Indonesian Week 2009 being held on June 17 to 21, 2009.
He explained that Sinar Mas' participation in the Indonesian Week was aimed at promoting the company's commitment to environmental preservation.
He said his company was the first business institution in the world which initiated the development of a biosphere reserve.
The forestry company allocated a forest area covering 72,255 hectares for an ecological corridor, to be part of the 178,722-hectare conservation area, which included 84.967-hectare Guam Siak Kecil nature sanctuary and 21,500-hectare Bukit Batu nature sanctuary, he said.
"The merging of the conservation area and nature sanctuaries is called Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve," he said.
The company and its working partners planted 1.5 million trees every day as part the forestry development which is expected to cover an area as big as Singapore within four months, he said.
"The activities have been done in critical areas which are abandoned and unproductive, so that the rehabilitation program is effective one," he said.
GSK-BB is a peatland area on the island of Sumatra featuring sustainable timber production and two wildlife reserves, inhabited by Sumatran tigers, elephants, tapirs, and sun bears. Researchers are monitoring flagship species and conducting an in-depth study on peatland ecology. The site may be used as a carbon dioxide sink in the context of carbon trade mechanisms.
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The decision was made at a meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Program in Jeju, South Korea, May 25-29, 2009.
GSK-BB was recognized as one of the 553 biosphere reserves located in 124 countries, Sinar Mas Managing Director Gandhi Sulistiyanto, said here on Thursday.
The 22 new biosphere reserves were added to the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).
The Sinar Mas managing director was in Beijing to participate in the Indonesian Week 2009 being held on June 17 to 21, 2009.
He explained that Sinar Mas' participation in the Indonesian Week was aimed at promoting the company's commitment to environmental preservation.
He said his company was the first business institution in the world which initiated the development of a biosphere reserve.
The forestry company allocated a forest area covering 72,255 hectares for an ecological corridor, to be part of the 178,722-hectare conservation area, which included 84.967-hectare Guam Siak Kecil nature sanctuary and 21,500-hectare Bukit Batu nature sanctuary, he said.
"The merging of the conservation area and nature sanctuaries is called Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve," he said.
The company and its working partners planted 1.5 million trees every day as part the forestry development which is expected to cover an area as big as Singapore within four months, he said.
"The activities have been done in critical areas which are abandoned and unproductive, so that the rehabilitation program is effective one," he said.
GSK-BB is a peatland area on the island of Sumatra featuring sustainable timber production and two wildlife reserves, inhabited by Sumatran tigers, elephants, tapirs, and sun bears. Researchers are monitoring flagship species and conducting an in-depth study on peatland ecology. The site may be used as a carbon dioxide sink in the context of carbon trade mechanisms.
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