Mangrove Forest Management & Restoration - Sabah Forestry ...

Sabah Forestry DepartmentPlanting site at Bergosong, Pulau SebatikReplacement of dead seedlings being carried out by SFD’s staffat Pulau SebatikMangrove Replanting Program in Tawau (2008)At Tawau Forest Reserve in Pulau Sebatik, the plantingdistance used was 2m x 2m and 3m x 3m covering a totalarea of 26.33 ha. A total of 50,000 mangrove propaguleswere planted. The replanting works were carried out by theappointed contractor under the supervision of SFD staff.Bakau Kurap (Rhizophora mucronata) and Bakau Minyak(Rhizophora apiculata) were used as planting materials.However, due to the strong winds and big waves, 70% ofthe newly planted seedlings perished. A replacement ofplanting material was carried out and it was found out thatthere is a need to review the present planting techniqueand approach used in the previous exercise. It is also notedthat several parts of this forest reserve had previouslybeen illegally encroached for oil palm cultivation. Efforts toreplant other illegally encroached areas in Pulau Sebatikwill be carried in the future.Periodic checking of replanted mangroves at Sg. Burung, Tawau FRMangrove Replanting In Kota Kinabalu (2008)In Kota Kinabalu, two locations of 6.42 ha were identifi ed andreplanted with mangrove seedlings at Sulaman Lake ForestReserve. A total of 6,300 seedlings of Rhizophora apiculataand Rhizophora mucronata were planted with a plantingdistance of 2m x 2m.Mangrove plantings at Sulaman Lake Forest ReserveMangrove Forest Management & Restoration201