bamboo stems planted
Recorded during the 2024 phase.
Community-Led Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience
Bamboo Restoration and Habitat Enrichment in Tahura SSH
Hutanriau planted 1,000 bamboo stems across 10 hectares in Tahura Sultan Syarif Hasyim and recorded 76 per cent survival in an initial census, providing a baseline for continued habitat monitoring.
Project overview
Project Overview
Hutanriau planted 1,000 bamboo stems across 10 hectares in Tahura Sultan Syarif Hasyim, maintained earlier planting areas, enriched a forest-fruit collection block, and recorded 76 per cent survival in an initial census. The work was designed to support habitat and future elephant forage, but evidence does not yet show that human–elephant conflict has declined.
Documented reach
At a glance
hectares covered by bamboo planting
Planting coverage for the 2024 phase.
survival recorded in the initial census
Early survival baseline requiring continued monitoring.
forest-fruit plants added
Added to a one-hectare collection block.
Documented Outputs
• 1,000 bamboo stems planted during the 2024 phase.
• 10 hectares covered by the 2024 bamboo planting.
• 76 per cent survival recorded in the initial census.
• 150 forest-fruit plants added to a one-hectare collection block.
• Maintenance, fertilisation, and replanting activities completed during the documented period.
• Social media training delivered for participating micro and small enterprises.
Why this work mattered
Project Context
Tahura Sultan Syarif Hasyim contains degraded areas where restoration and habitat enrichment require long-term maintenance. The 2024 phase combined bamboo planting, maintenance of earlier planting areas, early survival monitoring, and enrichment of a forest-fruit collection block. The intervention was designed to contribute to habitat recovery and future elephant forage within a wider landscape approach.
What we set out to do
Objectives
• Establish bamboo planting across 10 hectares in Tahura Sultan Syarif Hasyim.
• Maintain and replant earlier bamboo areas where required.
• Enrich a forest-fruit collection block with locally relevant species.
• Produce an early survival baseline for continued monitoring.
• Strengthen supporting skills for local micro and small enterprises.
Delivery
What Hutanriau Did
• Prepared planting sites and transported planting materials.
• Planted 1,000 bamboo stems across 10 hectares.
• Managed reserve stock, fertilisation, maintenance, and replanting.
• Conducted an initial bamboo survival census.
• Added 150 forest-fruit plants to a one-hectare collection block.
• Delivered social media training for micro and small enterprises.
Results and learning
Early Outcomes
The initial census established a 76 per cent survival baseline for the 2024 bamboo planting. This is an early result rather than evidence of completed restoration. The work showed that planting requires reserve stock, maintenance, fertilisation, replanting, and repeated monitoring. Bamboo and forest-fruit planting were designed to support habitat enrichment and future elephant forage, but the available records do not demonstrate reduced human–elephant conflict or long-term ecological improvement.
Evidence notes
Limits of the Evidence
The 76 per cent figure is an early survival census and requires continued monitoring. The evidence verifies planting, maintenance, replanting, forest-fruit enrichment, and an initial survival count. It does not demonstrate that 24 hectares were fully restored, that habitat condition improved as a long-term outcome, that elephant forage use increased, or that human–elephant conflict declined.
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Field Documentation
Selected photographs documenting project activities, field implementation, and community participation.
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