{"id":5682,"date":"2014-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rgei-2.hellopomelo.space\/uncategorized\/restorasi-ekosistem-riau-rer-starts-forest-restoration-exercise-in-sumatra\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:14:12","slug":"restorasi-ekosistem-riau-rer-starts-forest-restoration-exercise-in-sumatra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rgei-2.hellopomelo.space\/zh-hans\/sustainable-operations\/restorasi-ekosistem-riau-rer-starts-forest-restoration-exercise-in-sumatra\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) starts forest restoration exercise in Sumatra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restorasi Ekosistem Riau<\/a> (RER) has started\u00a0a forest restoration exercise in Sumatra, with the planting of 2 million trees.<\/p>\n

The RER project was launched in 2013 under a restoration licence granted by Indonesia’s government. The aim\u00a0of the project was to revitalise the landscape, create sustainable lifestyles for the local forest communities and to establish a replicable model to\u00a0safeguard the environment of the Kampar Peninsula. (See media coverage \u2013 Papnews<\/a>)<\/p>\n

RER is the successful partnership between businesses and environmentalists, which started\u00a0in 2013 to help eco-restoration in the Kampar Peninsula in Sumatra’s Riau Province. These include Fauna & Floral International (FFI)<\/a>,\u00a0BIDARA and\u00a0APRIL<\/a>, a company under RGE founded by Sukanto Tanoto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

APRIL, Asia\u2019s second-largest pulp and paper manufacturer has contributed $17 million towards RER\u2019s forest restoration exercise, while FFI provides restoration management support, especially in the adoption of Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards. Community Resources Development Institute (BIDARA) is an Indonesian social equity consultancy which advises on social issues.<\/p>\n

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Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) Website at www.rekofrest.og<\/p><\/div>\n

The main objective of this forest restoration exercise was to revitalise 20,265 hectares of peat forest across the Straits of Malacca from Singapore. RER aims to restore forests which have been seriously damaged by logging, encroachment and forest fires. Nearly 1,500 trees were planted during today\u2019s ceremony, witnessed by Indonesia\u2019s Minister of Forestry and local villagers.<\/p>\n

More than 2.1 million trees \u2013 native species collected from seeds within the reserve and nurtured by locally hired employees in RER’s field nursery\u2013 will be planted over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n

“We’re excited by what we’ve started here today,” said Dr. Tony Whitten, a member of the Advisory Board for Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) and Regional Director, Asia-Pacific for international NGO Fauna & Flora International who has spent 40 years working for conservation in Sumatra. “And we’re committed to seeing this effort through to the finish.”<\/p>\n

Experts say forest restoration will improve wildlife habitat for vulnerable species on the Kampar Peninsula. A biodiversity audit planned this year is expected to reveal the variety and number of animals living within RER’s reserve areas.<\/p>\n

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