Tree Planting Activities Research Articles

Unravelling the extent of tree planting by corporations

AbstractA growing number of businesses advertise their tree planting engagements even though it is generally outside their core business. Why do they do it? Where do they do it? With whom do they do it? How pervasive is this phenomenon? These are questions we sought to answer for three European countries: France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We selected all large corporations from those countries present on the Fortune 500 list of companies and analysed their reports and available documentation to see firstly whether they were engaged in tree planting and if yes, to answer the above questions. Our findings indicate that in the last 22 years, 98% of the large corporations from the three countries reviewed have carried out some tree planting activities, contributing to planting well over 500 million trees.

Current street tree communities reflect race-based housing policy and modern attempts to remedy environmental injustice.

Humans promote and inhibit other species on the urban landscape, shaping biodiversity patterns. Institutional racism may underlie the distribution of urban species by creating disproportionate resources in space and time. Here, we examine whether present-day street tree occupancy, diversity, and composition in Baltimore, MD, USA, neighborhoods reflect their 1937 classification into grades of loan risk-from most desirable (A = green) to least desirable (D = "redlined")-using racially discriminatory criteria. We find that neighborhoods that were redlined have consistently lower street tree α-diversity and are nine times less likely to have large (old) trees occupying a viable planting site. Simultaneously, redlined neighborhoods were locations of recent tree planting activities, with a high occupancy rate of small (young) trees. However, the community composition of these young trees exhibited lower species turnover and reordering across neighborhoods compared to those in higher grades, due to heavy reliance on a single tree species. Overall, while the negative effects of redlining remain detectable in present-day street tree communities, there are clear signs of recent investment. A strategy of planting diverse tree cohorts paired with investments in site rehabilitation and maintenance may be necessary if cities wish to overcome ecological feedbacks associated with legacies of environmental injustice.

Promoting agricultural technologies with positive environmental effects: Evidence on tree planting in Indonesia

In the presence of market inefficiencies and missing information, agricultural technologies have often been introduced via subsidies to accelerate diffusion and spur adoption. Yet, for agricultural technologies that mainly generate positive environmental effects, it is not clear how subsidies affect adoption, maintenance, and additional investments. This study introduces native tree seedlings through two different distribution mechanisms to foster tree planting in an oil palm hotspot in Indonesia. In treatment one, oil palm farmers receive information about native tree planting and three different native tree seedlings for free (subsidy treatment). In treatment two, oil palm farmers receive the same information and the opportunity to buy three different native tree seedlings through an auction (price treatment). The results show that conditional on receiving the seedlings the uptake of the technology is similar between the two treatments, suggesting that there is no strong selection effect in the price treatment. For the full sample, the subsidy treatment is associated with higher tree planting activities. The farmers in the subsidy treatment apply less maintenance to their trees, but the number of surviving trees is still higher than in the price treatment. Finally, the subsidy treatment tends to be associated with lower additional planting efforts.

PENGENDALIAN PENCEMARAN DAN EROSI BIBIR PANTAI DENGAN PENANAMAN MANGROVE DI PANTAI TIRANG, KELURAHAN TUGUREJO, KECAMATAN TUGU, KOTA SEMARANG JAWA TENGAH

The community service program for planting mangrove trees at Tirang Beach, Semarang aims to increase public awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems and improve coastal environmental conditions. This program will be implemented through mangrove tree planting activities and counseling regarding the benefits of mangrove ecosystems for the environment. The method that will be used in this program is data collection through surveys to determine the level of public awareness regarding the importance of mangrove ecosystems and coastal environmental conditions. Furthermore, mangrove tree planting activities will be carried out together with the local community, involving experts in the environmental and fisheries fields. In addition, counseling will be carried out regarding the benefits of mangrove ecosystems for the environment, including as a place for various types of fish and wild animals to live, as well as protecting the coast from abrasion. Through this program, it is hoped that people will become more aware of the importance of preserving mangrove ecosystems and protecting the coastal environment. The expected results of this program are increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting the coastal environment and mangrove ecosystems, as well as increasing the number of mangrove trees on Tirang Beach. This program is also expected to be an example for other communities to preserve the environment and encourage the creation of a healthier and more sustainable environment.

Linking tree cover change to historical management practices in urban parks

Urban tree canopy (UTC) in parks is shaped by complex interactions between social and ecological processes over decades. To understand UTC change in parks, it is critical to identify and characterize the unique set of social processes that drive long-term change. We sought to uncover the feedbacks between social processes and long-term UTC changes in parks of a post-industrial city that experienced substantial population loss and park disinvestment. Our mixed-methods approach involved quantifying spatiotemporal UTC changes and connecting those changes to historical management practices for three parks in Philadelphia, PA (US). We delineated UTC using aerial imagery between 1959 and 2018, and synthesized information from archival records and semi-structured interviews about historical management practices. We found substantial UTC gains between 1959 and 1980, due to both: (a) budget cuts, mowing cessation, and associated unintended forest emergence; and (b) purposeful tree planting and reforestation activities. While some UTC gains were purposeful, others were unintentional and reflect successional processes on unmaintained lands. Contrary to literature suggesting that financial investment would lead to UTC gain, we saw declining UTC following an influx of new funding post-2000 due to construction and ecological restoration. We found differing pathways leading to convergent outcomes of UTC gains. Across the three parks, differing historical processes and management goals for park landscapes had important ramifications for UTC. Our work suggests that landscape management could benefit from an improved understanding of how historical processes impact land cover over the long-term.

PENGGUNAAN SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DALAM PENGELOLAAN DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI MENGGUNAKAN MODEL SOIL AND WATER ASSESMENT TOOL (SWAT)

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model which is integrated with the Geographic Information System (GIS) can provide an overview or prediction of the influence of land management on watershed hydrology in accordance with the interests of evaluating and monitoring watershed management activities. The purpose of this study was to analyze the management of the Bukit Suligi Micro sub-watershed based on land use patterns, as a basis for determining the best recommendations for Forest and Land Rehabilitation activities by planting forestry trees based on community participation in Sei Kuning Village, Tandun District, Rokan Hulu Regency. The research method is processing primary and secondary data using a SWAT model integrated with GIS in analyzing hydrological characteristics in land use scenarios in the management of the Bukit Suligi Micro Watershed, as a basis for determining the best recommendations in Forest and Land Rehabilitation (RHL). community participation-based forestry tree planting activities in the Village. The best option in the land use scenario is the second scenario, which in its implementation in the field is the application of agroforestry to the existing Protected Forest Rehabilitation, only needing to insert forest plants based on community participation in Sei Kuning Village, Tandun District, Rokan Hulu Regency.

Kegiatan Seminar dan Menanam Pohon Menuju Kota Hijau di Kelurahan Danga Kecamatan Aesesa Kabupaten Nagekeo

One of the core activities to save the mother earth is by planting trees in barren places. The growth of trees that will become forests. The forest trees will reduce the impact of global warning, the availability of sufficient oxygen and water for the living creature, absorb the air pollution, adding the environmental nutrients, animal shelter, flood and erosion prevention. Based on the above ideas, the Group of Catholic Student of St. Martinus Ende which well known as KMK (Kelompok Mahasiswa Katolik) in collaboration with the Danga residents, in Nagekeo District planting trees around the city of Danga. The goal is to turn Danga as the capital city into a green city. This activity has been running from December 22 to December 29, 2021. This activity is also carried out using two methods. First, holding a one-day seminar to build an understanding of the environment, the benefits of the living environment, and how to care for and maintain the environment. The second is tree planting activities.

Can information and communication technology and institutional quality help mitigate climate change in E7 economies? An environmental Kuznets curve extension

Understanding the role of information communication and technology (ICT) in environmental issues stemming from extensive energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in the process of economic development is worthwhile both from policy and scholarly fronts. Motivated on this premise, the study contributes to the rising studies associated with the roles of economic growth, institutional quality and information and communication technology (ICT) have on CO2 emission in the framework of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) on climate convention in Paris. Obtaining data from the emerging industrialized seven (E7) economies (China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Mexico, Brazil and Turkey) covering annual frequency from 1995 to 2016 for our analysis achieved significant outcome. From the empirical analysis, economic globalization and renewable energy consumption both reduce CO2 emissions while ICT, institutional quality and fossil fuel contribute to the degradation of the environment. This study affirms the presence of an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) phenomenon which shows an invented U-shaped curve within the E7 economies. On the causality front, both income and its square have a feedback causal relationship with carbon emissions while economic globalization, institutional quality, ICT and clean energy all have a one-way directional causal relationship with CO2 emissions. Conclusively, the need to reduce environmental degradation activities should be pursued by the blocs such as tree planting activities to mitigate the effect of deforestation. Furthermore, the bloc should shift from the use of fossil-fuel and leverage on ICT to enhance the use of clean energy which is environmentally friendly.

Carbon dynamics in tree plantings: How changes in woody biomass impact litter and soil carbon

Understanding carbon sequestration from tree planting and management activities is important for contributing to the mitigation of climate change. Although rates of growth and resulting sequestration of carbon in live above-ground biomass are relatively well understood in various woody plantings and commercial plantations in Australia, less is known about associated changes in live below-ground biomass, and the turnover and decomposition of biomass, and hence, resulting changes in carbon stocks of litter and soil. Our objective was to develop a modelling approach for predicting these processes and the resulting changes in litter and soil carbon following the establishment and/or management of tree plantings (EMTP) to facilitate their inclusion in carbon abatement projects. We reviewed and collated data on allocation of biomass, litterfall, litter decomposition, litter/harvest residue mass and soil organic carbon (N = 5,655 estimates). Data were sourced from existing field studies of woody plantings (mixed-species environmental and mallee eucalypt), commercial plantations (hardwood and softwood) and in some cases, eucalypt-dominant native forests. After constraining a carbon accounting model to observed measures of growth, allocation of biomass, and rates of litterfall and litter decomposition, the model was calibrated to maximise the efficiency of prediction of litter and soil pools. Although large uncertainties in ‘observed’ results meant that precision of prediction in any given data source was relatively poor, model predictions had negligible overall bias. The size and diversity of datasets applied in the process of calibration improved overall confidence in model predictions of litter and soil carbon pools. The calibrated model will therefore be a useful tool for informing land managers and policy makers seeking to understand on-site dynamics of all carbon pools, and hence, the total contribution to carbon abatement of different EMTP projects in Australia.

Application of green tourism in the Mount Rinjani National Park area to support sustainable tourism

The purpose of this study is to analyze the application of green tourism in supporting the concept of sustainable tourism in the Mount Rinjani National Park (Taman Nasional Gunung Rinjani/TNGR) area, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The primary data of this study was generated through interviews with several informants, while the secondary data was obtained through a review of literature, books, journals, and online media. Techniques of data analysis using descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of the study reveal that the application of green tourism in the Mount Rinjani National Park area is quite good. This can be seen from the awareness of the community, organizations and related agencies in carrying out clean up and tree planting activities, both in tourist areas and the tropical rain forest with its rich biodiversity. Additionally, the green tourism concept is able to support sustainable tourism in national park tourism areas, especially in environmental, economic, socio-cultural sustainability, and environmental education.

Indagine sulla produzione vivaistica forestale pubblica in Italia

In the upcoming years, the challenge of the exponential growth in tree planting activities matching climate crisis, which requires the use of targeted and adapted plant material, calls for creating an updated framework of the Italian forest nursery sector, for both basic materials (BM) and for forest reproductive materials (FRM). The present paper aims at highlighting pros and cons of the public nursery system and, at the same time, characterizing the current organization and production capacity in quantitative and qualitative terms. Our effort was focused on recovering information, topic for the development of the sector, which has been gradually weakened in the last decades. The research was carried out in two steps: (a) analysis of the online available sources; (b) diagnostic analysis by questionnaire to the nursery sector managers. The specific objectives were: (i) describing the state of the art of the available MBs; (ii) qualifying and quantifying the seedlings production (active nurseries, management of nurseries in the regions, typology and types of FRM produced and species); (iii) understanding the real and potential users of BM and FRM; and (iv) assessing the usability of information related to the nursery chain. The picture at national scale is definitively fragmented from all points of view: availability of BM, usability of available information, production capacity of FRM, rationalization and innovation of growing systems, computerization. Although virtuous cases were found, the Italian forest nursery sector generally needs a profound revitalization to cope with the imminent increasing demand for target material.

Trade-off between tree planting and wetland conservation in China

Trade-offs between tree planting programs and wetland conservation are unclear. Here, we employ satellite-derived inundation data and a process-based land surface model (ORCHIDEE-Hillslope) to investigate the impacts of tree planting on wetland dynamics in China for 2000–2016 and the potential impacts of near-term tree planting activities for 2017–2035. We find that 160,000–190,000 km2 (25.3–25.6%) of historical tree planting over wetland grid cells has resulted in 1,300–1,500 km2 (0.3–0.4%) net wetland loss. Compared to moist southern regions, the dry northern and western regions show a much higher sensitivity of wetland reduction to tree planting. With most protected wetlands in China located in the drier northern and western basins, continuing tree planting scenarios are projected to lead to a > 10% wetland loss relative to 2000 across 4–8 out of 38 national wetland nature reserves. Our work shows how spatial optimization can help the balance of tree planting and wetland conservation targets.

Restorasi Habitat Bekantan melalui Penanaman Mangrove Rambai (Sonneratia Caseolaris) di Pulau Curiak

The proboscis monkey's habitat is a mangrove area dominated by rambai (Sonneratia caseolaris) as their main food source. In order to suppress the rate of decline in the proboscis monkey population due to habitat loss, it is necessary to restore proboscis monkey habitat by planting rambai mangroves in their natural habitat areas, such as Curiak Island, to increase the carrying capacity of feed. So far, the rambai tree planting activity on Curiak Island is still being carried out on a self-taught basis by partners. So, there are still obstacles such as the low survival rate of seedlings, slow growth rates, challenges in transferring seedlings to planting sites, and pests and plant diseases that interfere with the growth of rambai mangroves. In this program, it has been conducted the introduction of Composter as a tool for processing organic waste into fertilizer to assist the seedling process, so that the survival of the seeds increases. Partners are also given training and counseling on the Rambai Mangrove Restoration technique with assistance starting from seed selection, transportation of seeds to planting sites, planting, and maintenance. A total of 2 composter barrels and 100 rambai mangrove seedlings have been planted with partners on Curiak Island. After this program, partners are judged to have been able to absorb the science and technology transferred by the team with an in the success of planting rambai mangroves at the planting location, Curiak Island. In future, partners are expected to independently carry out a sustainable rambai planting program so that efforts to restore proboscis monkey habitat and conserve river ecosystems can be realized.

Parties and Environmental Issues: PDIP Action Programs in the Reformation Era, 2002-2014

This paper examined programs implemented by a political party, in this case the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), during the 2002-2014 period. The reform era has brought environmental issues to the fore with worsening environmental degradation attributed to the implementation of Law Number 23 of 1997 concerning Environmental Management (UUPLH), which was considered to be substantially, structurally, and culturally weak. The high level of conflict in the management of the environment and natural resources (SDA) has led to demands from environmental activists for political parties to raise environmental issues in their election campaigns (Election 2004). Reflecting on the 1999 election, as mentioned in the source, only four political parties were deemed to have paid attention to environmental issues - PDIP, the National Mandate Party (PAN), and the National Awakening Party (PKB). Basically, according to PDIP’s perspective, having a great concern for environmental problems is a prerequisite to addressing environmental damage. In this regard, concrete steps taken by PDIP in overcoming environmental problems need to be explored. Using the historical method, it was found that PDIP, which won the 1999 general election and became the top three in the 2004 election, consistently paid attention to environmental issues. This concern was demonstrated not only by incorporating environmental issues into the content of the election campaign but also by implementing disaster prevention and management action programs. Prevention was carried out, among others, through regular tree planting activities and adapting to the natural conditions of each region. Meanwhile, the disaster emergency response program was carried out by PDIP through the PDIP Disaster Management Agency (Baguna).

PLANTING TREES IN THE CITARUM WATERSHED, JELEGONG VILLAGE, WEST BANDUNG AS A CONCERNS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

A sense of concern for the environment, one of which is by planting tree seeds. On this community service activities this time, we planted tree seedlings in the Citarum Watershed (DAS), in Jelegong village, West Bandung. The location selection was based on the condition of the area which was damaged by human activities, including the conversion of land into a trash can. This tree planting activity has a negative impact on the surrounding environment. This activity was carried out before the pandemic, on November 24-25, 2019 involving the Budi Luhur University Academic Community as a form of concern for the environment. This activity also involves Jelegong Village Community and Officials as well as the TNI who served as the Sector 8 task force. The tree seedlings planted were fruit tree species such as mango, rambutan, jackfruit and others.The number of trees that planted spread across the watershed totaling 150 trees. The one, who is responsibility for the maintenance of this plant is a shared responsibility between the Budi Luhur University Community, this activity is expected to increase the awareness of the people of Jelegong Village about the importance of maintaining and conserving the balance of nature, especially in the watershed area in Jelegong Village.

PEMAHAMAN HADIS KONSERVASI LINGKUNGAN DAN INTERNALISASINYA PADA CIVITAS AKADEMIKA PROGRAM STUDI ILMU HADIS IAIN KEDIRI

As part of the ecological system, humans have a dominant role in determining the good and bad of the environment. The stability and comfort of the environment depend on the positive behavior around the elements of the ecosystem in it, including humans. The emergence of various environmental problems is also inseparable from human indiscipline in protecting and preserving them. An environment that is maintained properly, will respond positively by providing great benefits to humans. Otherwise, an environment that is treated badly will repay with damage and disaster. The leadership of the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Da'wah at IAIN Kediri was fully aware of this, especially the Hadith Science Study Program. This awareness forms a religious construction based on an understanding of religious texts, particularly Hadith. Through qualitative research, this reality will be described descriptively and analytically. The results illustrate that the epitome construction of environmental conservation activities is manifested in participation in the Green Campus program. The sociological construction contestation was seen in the leadership of the Hadith Science Study Program and the academic community for the absorption of religious teaching, thus generating practices in the form of involvement in tree and flower planting activities in the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Da'wah

PEMAHAMAN HADIS KONSERVASI LINGKUNGAN DAN INTERNALISASINYA PADA CIVITAS AKADEMIKA PROGRAM STUDI ILMU HADIS IAIN KEDIRI

As part of the ecological system, humans have a dominant role in determining the good and bad of the environment. The stability and comfort of the environment depend on the positive behavior around the elements of the ecosystem in it, including humans. The emergence of various environmental problems is also inseparable from human indiscipline in protecting and preserving them. An environment that is maintained properly, will respond positively by providing great benefits to humans. Otherwise, an environment that is treated badly will repay with damage and disaster. The leadership of the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Da'wah at IAIN Kediri was fully aware of this, especially the Hadith Science Study Program. This awareness forms a religious construction based on an understanding of religious texts, particularly Hadith. Through qualitative research, this reality will be described descriptively and analytically. The results illustrate that the epitome construction of environmental conservation activities is manifested in participation in the Green Campus program. The sociological construction contestation was seen in the leadership of the Hadith Science Study Program and the academic community for the absorption of religious teaching, thus generating practices in the form of involvement in tree and flower planting activities in the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Da'wah.

Automatic geotagging using GPS EXIF metadata of smartphone digital photos in tree planting location mapping

Tree planting is one of the programs that are currently being promoted. The location of tree planting is important to be monitored in the future. Tree planting activities carried out on the UNNES campus always carry out online documentation and reporting. However, the problem is the difficulty in obtaining the coordinates of the location of the plants because what is currently done is clicking on maps manually. In this research, we designed automated geotagging tree planting photos. Digital photos from smartphones are read, then extracted EXIF information to get GPS coordinates. Then the coordinates are obtained automatically, then stored in the database. The coordinates can be reversed to display on maps. In our experiment, we study in two cases. Case 1 the original photo near the building, Case 2 the photo near the forest. We can show that the result of mapping represents the actual state of the photo. So, the use of GPS information on photo smartphones can be an alternative solution in terms of documenting planting photos to get an accurate location.

PROXIMITY TO THE RIVER A MUTUAL ROLE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

The mutual role of the river's nearby residents creates balance and benefit in the coexistence of humans and their immediate environment. The study focused on the experiences of residents near the San Juan River in Aborlan, Palawan, employing a descriptive phenomenological approach and the seven steps of Colaizzi's (1978) method. The following themes were identified: river benefits, threats encountered, and initiatives, participation, and advocacy. All of the participants have prior swimming experience, with the majority of them learning in the river itself. Aquatic products such as milk fish, shellfish, and fresh water prawns have been observed in the river, but not in sufficient quantities to sustain a livelihood due to a handful catch at a time. Quarrying is the river's most serious threat, and it has been forced to halt due to a petition. Residents demonstrated care and concern for the river by collecting garbage, educating visitors, involving their families in tree planting activities in the area, and suggesting to community leaders or the LGU to develop policies and plans for the river's utilization, conservation, and protection, such as livelihood and ecotourism projects. With of the participants' proximity to the river, they pledge their full support for river protection if the community is led by someone. A conservation model was developed in collaboration with the local government, academia, and the community.

Penanaman Pohon di Perumahan Bukit Permata Sumbari II Kecamatan Tenayan Raya, Pekanbaru

Bukit Permata Sumbari II has a dry environment and Podsolik Merah Kuning soil type so that the people really need to improve the environmental conditions around the housing through tree planting activities. The problem of partners is the difficulty in getting tree seedlings, planting equipment to fertilizer. Team provided a solution by providing counseling the technical and maintenance of trees, also facilitated tree planting activities so that the residential environment was balanced. The activities carried out were counseling on tree planting and maintenance techniques, procurement of facilities and infrastructure in the form of 60 seedlings and planting equipment, field assistance to evaluation by percent growth, giving questionnaires before and after activities. Based on the results of the statistical tests was concluded that there was a significant difference in the ability of partners to increase due to counseling. The practice of planting 100% managed to grow well.