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FRIM DISCOVERS BETTER METHOD OF PLANTING MANGROVE
SABAK BERNAM (Malaysia), May 25 (Bernama) -- Comp-Mat, the latest method of mangrove planting discovered by the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), is expected to hasten the replanting of mangrove forests.
Comp-Mat, the result of research costing almost RM 500,000,is a technique of
planting mangrove using a rectangular container. It has the ability to protect
young mangrove plants from waves, the main threat to it.
The replanting of the mangrove forests will help improve the income of
fishermen in coastal areas. This is because the mangrove forests are the habitat
and breeding ground for various marine life.
"The mangrove areas not just provide a protective shield from the threat of
erosion and natural disasters but also a breeding ground for various marine
life.
"With the presence of the mangrove areas, marine life such as fish, crabs
and prawns will find it easier to breed and at the same time become an economic
source for the people around it, mostly fishermen," said the head of natural
forest programme, forestry and environment division FRIM, Dr Ismail Harun.
Ismail told reporters this during a visit to the research site at Pantai Hj.
Dorani here Monday.
The research has enabled mangrove saplings to remain resilient and grow well
during the replanting of the mangrove forests to serve as natural protection
against erosion and natural disasters.
The Comp-Mat method entails a high cost of RM89.95 for each container to be
used for planting, and it can hold five mangrove saplings.
"The cost is high but we no choice in ensuring that the existence of the
mangrove forest is guaranteed and provides the protection for our coastal
areas," said Dr Raja Baziran Raja Sulaiman, research officer, forestry and
environment division FRIM.
Comp-Mat which is still in its research stage, has shown a high improvement
in the growth level of the mangrove seedlings compared to other methods such as
the Bamboo Encasement Method (BEM), Comp-Pillow (CP) and Conventional.
The Comp-Mat planting method is suitable for planting the kurap
(rhizhopora) and minyak (apiculata) mangrove varieties, as the structure of the
trees is unlike that of the api-api (avicennia), which has roots surrounding it.
"Although we are still in the research stage, we have received requests from
the state governments in Malaysia and the private sector as well as Singapore
and Batam Island,Indonesia, for assistance in dealing with the problem of the
destruction of mangrove forests," explained the director of the forestry and
envinronment division of FRIM, Dr. Shamsudin Ibrahim.
Comp-Mat, the result of research costing almost RM 500,000,is a technique of
planting mangrove using a rectangular container. It has the ability to protect
young mangrove plants from waves, the main threat to it.
The replanting of the mangrove forests will help improve the income of
fishermen in coastal areas. This is because the mangrove forests are the habitat
and breeding ground for various marine life.
"The mangrove areas not just provide a protective shield from the threat of
erosion and natural disasters but also a breeding ground for various marine
life.
"With the presence of the mangrove areas, marine life such as fish, crabs
and prawns will find it easier to breed and at the same time become an economic
source for the people around it, mostly fishermen," said the head of natural
forest programme, forestry and environment division FRIM, Dr Ismail Harun.
Ismail told reporters this during a visit to the research site at Pantai Hj.
Dorani here Monday.
The research has enabled mangrove saplings to remain resilient and grow well
during the replanting of the mangrove forests to serve as natural protection
against erosion and natural disasters.
The Comp-Mat method entails a high cost of RM89.95 for each container to be
used for planting, and it can hold five mangrove saplings.
"The cost is high but we no choice in ensuring that the existence of the
mangrove forest is guaranteed and provides the protection for our coastal
areas," said Dr Raja Baziran Raja Sulaiman, research officer, forestry and
environment division FRIM.
Comp-Mat which is still in its research stage, has shown a high improvement
in the growth level of the mangrove seedlings compared to other methods such as
the Bamboo Encasement Method (BEM), Comp-Pillow (CP) and Conventional.
The Comp-Mat planting method is suitable for planting the kurap
(rhizhopora) and minyak (apiculata) mangrove varieties, as the structure of the
trees is unlike that of the api-api (avicennia), which has roots surrounding it.
"Although we are still in the research stage, we have received requests from
the state governments in Malaysia and the private sector as well as Singapore
and Batam Island,Indonesia, for assistance in dealing with the problem of the
destruction of mangrove forests," explained the director of the forestry and
envinronment division of FRIM, Dr. Shamsudin Ibrahim.
