Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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Assiste A ed corkk<br />
oak re egenerration<br />
Morocco M – Takhhlif<br />
Madoum Elgghaba<br />
(arabic) )<br />
Assisted A cork ooak<br />
regenerattion<br />
in the Seh houl <strong>for</strong>est, byy<br />
acorn seedin ng and<br />
se eedling plantaation<br />
(derived from a plant nursery), invoolving<br />
careful husbandry<br />
and<br />
protection from grazing<br />
Because<br />
of the accelerated ddegradation<br />
of the Sehoul <strong>for</strong>rest<br />
and the difficulties d with<br />
na atural regeneraation,<br />
the Morooccan<br />
State ha as planned andd<br />
adopted a policy,<br />
based on<br />
a global and inntegrated<br />
vieww.<br />
The preservation<br />
of <strong>for</strong>estts<br />
is an impor rtant topic <strong>for</strong><br />
so ocio-economic development. . The National l Plan <strong>for</strong> Refoorestation<br />
defines<br />
the main<br />
lin nes of the natioonal<br />
re<strong>for</strong>estation<br />
strategy an nd is the frameework<br />
<strong>for</strong> the im mplementation<br />
of f this technologgy.<br />
The goal off<br />
this technolog gy is to preparee<br />
plots where acorns a should<br />
be e sown or corrk<br />
oak seedlinngs<br />
from plant t nurseries plaanted.<br />
These test t plots are<br />
gu uarded, maintained<br />
and waatered<br />
to allow w young plantss<br />
to grow. Th hus, cork oak<br />
re egeneration ennsures<br />
the coontinued<br />
existe ence and devvelopment<br />
of the <strong>for</strong>est. It<br />
co onserves soil aand<br />
water and fights against desertification.<br />
There are se everal benefits<br />
su uch as cork pproduction,<br />
woood<br />
production, fodder production<br />
and bett ter soil cover.<br />
Furthermore<br />
thiis<br />
technology positively impacts<br />
the socioo-economic<br />
de evelopment of<br />
lo ocal populationns,<br />
and servicces<br />
production (landscape, wwelfare<br />
and re ecreation) <strong>for</strong><br />
ur rban populationns.<br />
Above left: EExample<br />
of a 10<br />
year old <strong>for</strong>est<br />
regenerated bby<br />
assisted re-af<strong>for</strong>estation<br />
technology (PPhoto:<br />
Miloud Chaker) C<br />
Above right: Degraded cor rk oak <strong>for</strong>est laccking<br />
young trees aand<br />
with a weak<br />
cover of<br />
unpalatable hherbs<br />
(Photo: Abdellah A Laouinna)<br />
The<br />
implementaation<br />
of this tecchnology<br />
need ds the followingg<br />
activities: in general, g good Location: Se<br />
qu uality acorns aand<br />
seedlings are required. Seedlings shhould<br />
come fro om the same Region: Salé<br />
re egion where thhey<br />
are planteed<br />
and be cert tified by the aauthorities.<br />
An initial step in Technology<br />
im mplementation is the clearingg<br />
and shredding<br />
of small, wooody<br />
plants. So oil preparation Conservation<br />
co onsists of 30 cm deep plouughing<br />
to loos sen the topsoiil,<br />
and to allow w easier root Stage of inte<br />
gr rowth. Then roows<br />
of pits aree<br />
dug. Generally,<br />
it is crucial<br />
to apply corr rect plantation land degradat<br />
an nd seedling acccording<br />
to the<br />
season (win nter), to ensurre<br />
a depth of 50 cm in the Origin: devel<br />
pl lanting hole, and<br />
to water coopiously<br />
after planting p to ensuure<br />
a good con ntact between research (>50<br />
th he soil and rooots.<br />
A fence installed to protect<br />
areas ffrom<br />
grazing is i temporarily <strong>Land</strong> use: fo<br />
re equired until the<br />
trees are robbust<br />
enough to o cope with broowsing<br />
cattle. The T enclosure Climate: sem<br />
pe eriod usually laasts<br />
a minimumm<br />
of 6 years.<br />
WOCAT data<br />
cdewocat.uni<br />
The<br />
natural conndition<br />
is semi-arid<br />
with precipitation<br />
ranginng<br />
from 350 to o 450 mm per DESIRE site<br />
ye ear. The undeerlying<br />
geologyy<br />
consists of quartzite<br />
and saandstone,<br />
covered<br />
by marl. his.eu/en/seh<br />
Soils<br />
are varied,<br />
but the main types are hydromorph<br />
and fferrous.<br />
Socially,<br />
the Sehoul Related appr<br />
fo orest is populaated<br />
by poor faarmers,<br />
strongly<br />
dependent oon<br />
<strong>for</strong>est reso ources (fodder agriculture (Q<br />
an nd firewood). The <strong>for</strong>est iss<br />
owned by the t governmeent,<br />
but managed<br />
by local Compiled by<br />
co ommunities, wwho<br />
benefit from<br />
its use (ma arketing of corkk,<br />
pharmaceut tical products, Lettres et Scie<br />
ch harcoal, etc.). The rights off<br />
free <strong>for</strong>est ex xploitation <strong>for</strong> the local pop pulation are a Date: 19<br />
po olitical problemm<br />
which needds<br />
to be res solved in ordeer<br />
to achieve good <strong>for</strong>est<br />
management. m<br />
EEconomically,<br />
the contributio on of <strong>for</strong>estry to the GDP is s low, but its<br />
en nvironmental roole<br />
is essential.<br />
th ehoul<br />
é province<br />
area: 0.2 km<br />
Au<br />
2<br />
n measure: ve egetative<br />
ervention: mitigation<br />
/ reduct<br />
tion<br />
loped through experiments /<br />
0 years ago)<br />
rests / woodlan nds<br />
mi-arid, subtrop pics<br />
abase referenc ce: QT MOR13<br />
be.ch/wocatQT T<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation: www.desire-<br />
w<br />
houl-morocco<br />
roach: Development<br />
of rainfe<br />
QA MOR014e)<br />
y: Miloud Chak ker, Faculté des<br />
ences Humaines,<br />
Rabat, Mo<br />
ug 2008, update ed 17 th ion of<br />
3e on<br />
ed<br />
s<br />
rocco<br />
Aug 2011<br />
SLM Technology: Assisted cork oak regeneration, Morocco DESIRE – WOCAT 2012<br />
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