Evaluasi penanaman ramin (Gonystylus spp) di Indonesia: Kendala dan program kegiatan dalam pembangunan hutan tanaman ramin

Abstract

Production of ramin woods which was progressivety decreasing and the rampant illegal loging activity, has forced Ministry of forestry since 2001 to banramin looging. At the same time, ramin was included in Appendix III of CITES, and in the year 2004 the status was elevated into Appendix II CITES. Therefore in the future, attention toward ramin should be focused on the aspect of conservation and planting. Ramin planting activities have been conducted by HPH through enrichment planting, but there had been no information concerning the growth and rate of success. On the other hand, successful ramin planting activities which have been evaluated are those ramin plants within research scale, either in Sumatera or Kalimantan with considerably high growth percentage. Research activities to product ramin planting stock have been frequently conducted and successful. However, the characteristic of ramin trees which do not fruit every year, have recalcitrant seed and slow growth are an internnal constraints for large csale raming planting. Other constraints are raise as external factors, such as land tenure uncertainly, weak law enforcement, rampant conversion of forest land, forest fire, and financial and environment feasibility study for ramin plantation forest development which have never been conducted. therefore, for salvation and planting of ramin, as series of research and development for ramin plantation, should be conducted and comprise other things: determination of ramin planting, technology of environmentally friendly land preparation, technology of growth acceleration (fertilizer and mycorrhiza application), financial feasibility study, study on environmental impact of ramin planting and establishment of representative demonstration plots of ramin planting.