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BUKIT TIGAPULUH

Bukit Tigapuluh National park

2004 STT Chairman's Visit

 Bukit Tigapuluh or "The Thirty Hills" lies just South of the equator in Eastern Sumatra.  Approximately 130,000 hectares of lowland and hill tropical rainforest (some intra ecosystems exist inside like swamp and highland) of which the largest part is located in Riau province; a smaller part of 33,000 ha. is located in Jambi province.  Bukit Tigapuluh is the most important area of remaining lowland forest on Sumatra These forests represent the biologically richest habitat type on earth, and one of the most threatened. Lowland forests are under severe threat from agricultural encroachment as well as plantation and timber enterprises all over Indonesia.

In early June 2004 the chairman, David Gill was accompanied by the head Animal Carer of South Lakes Wild Animal Park and a camera woman filming for the STT to produce a DVD of the Charities activities, portions of which have subsequently been used on ITV1 border a UK TV station.

   

We start this particular journey on the Southern border of the National Park after driving for many hours on the roughest roads you can imagine . through thousands of hectares of land that until only a year or so ago was dense forest full of life but now is flattened and either oil palm plantation or settled by migrants trying to farm a living from the devastation that is left. the border is protected with vigor to prevent any further illegal encroachment . Through 35 degrees of heat and burning sun we set off leaving our vehicles behind to trek on foot the next 27 km to the central part of the National Park and the Datai Village.

The journey took us along old logging roads that are now seriously degraded and returning back to nature although sometimes there was treacherous sections of erosion to navigate.

The first signs of life deep in the forest were encountered . this is a Datai house that has been abandoned to move once the area has produced food for a few years. the Datai people traditionally use slash and burn farming only producing enough for their needs and utilizing natural material such as rubber and forest fruits. they do not rely on hunting for their food .This is extremely successful and sustainable as it only affects very small areas at any one time and then the area is allowed to return to nature once used for a couple of years. Village sizes are small and the effect on the forest is hardly noticeable as opposed to the modern wipe out that "civilized" man has done outside the park.

 

The journey took us through some of the most difficult terrain , steep hills and deep rivers all natural protection for the traditional lives of these people of the forest.

     

 

 



 
 



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