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The PATT Foundation
Forest Restoration Project
Subtai, Khao Yai National Park
Progressive Report 2013
Supported by
Be a Worldwide Change
The P
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Contents
CROWN 2013 Summary CROWN Milestones
The PATT Foundation
Project Overview
Carbon Emissions Offsetting
Benefits
Contacts
2013 Summary
Tree planting in 2013
The forest restoration sites are in Khao Yai National Park, before tree planting, we
marked the boundary of the planting site and survey in and around the area. The existing
trees at the site were kept, but weeds and grasses were cleared to allow the restoration
planting to be carried out.
For this year, we planted 2,258 trees of 24 species (Tree species list shown in Table
1); the first 2,000 trees were planted and managed by PATT in July 2013. Another 258 trees
were planted on 22nd of December 2013 by 35 CROWN Relocation (Thailand) staff.
Aftercare and Maintenance
After the trees had been planted, the survey and monitor of the site were carried out.
The survival rate of the first plot planted in 2013 is 90%, the average height is around
50 centimeters. We will replant further trees to replace the ones that did not survive in the
next rainy season. The site monitoring and data collecting were also conducted; the
maintenance of the site in term of weeding is also conducted twice a year. Fire protection and
management is one of the most important tasks to maintain in a forest restoration project. We
cut firebreak once a year and control fire in dry season (February – April 2014).
Table 1: List of species planted in 2013
No Common Name Scientific Name Family Number of
Trees Planted
1 Pink Shower Cassia bakeriana Leguminosae
10
2 Cassod Tree Cassia siama Leguminosae
10
3 Golden Shower Cassia fistula Leguminosae
40
4 Snake Tree Stereospermum colais Bignoniaceae
160
5 White Teak Gmelina arborea Labiatae
35
6 Rosewood Dalbergia oliveri Leguminosae
5
7 Blackboard Tree Alstonia scholaris Apocynaceae
10
8 Corky Coral Tree Erythrina stricta Leguminosae
15
9 Nonsia Tree Peltophorum dasyrhachis Leguminosae
5
10 Burmese Rosewood Pterocarpus macrocarpus Leguminosae
35
11 Poon Tree Sterculia pexa Sterculiaceae
25
12 Cross Berry Grewia eriocarpa Tiriaceae
3
13 Siris Albizia lebbeck Leguminosae
10
14 Indian Trumpet Oroxylum indicum Bignoniaceae
65
15 Bead Tree Adenanthera microsperma Leguminosae
100
16 Ebony Tree Diospyros mollis Ebenaceae
2
17 Indian Gooseberry Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae
180
18 Makha Tree Afzelia xylocarpa Leguminosae
520
19 Soap nut Tree Sapindus rarak Sapindaceae
600
20 Devil Fig Ficus hispida Moraceae
3
21 Woolly Dyeing Rosebay Wrightia arborea Apocynaceae
20
22 Neem Tree Melia azedarach Mielaceae
215
23 Neem Tree Azadirachta idica Mielaceae
180
24 Monkey Jack Artocarpus lakoocha Moraceae
10
TOTAL
2,258
CROWN Milestones 1. CROWN planted trees to offset their Carbon Emissions in Khao Yai National Park
since 2010
2. The trees performance that planted in Khao Yai National Park with healthy condition
1,110
5,354
2,100 2,258
1,110
6,464
8,564
10,822
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Year
Planted Trees in Khao Yai by CROWN WORLDWIDE GROUP
Each Year
Accumulated
47
93 109
176
31
60 58
106
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Age of Plot (Yrs Old)
The Average Growth of CROWN Forest in Khao Yai National Park
Height (cm)
Crown (cm)
One Year Old Plot Two Years Old Plot Three Years Old Plot Four Years Old Plot
CR 2010 CR 2011 CR 2012 CR 2013
CROWN 2013 CROWN 2012 CROWN 2011 CROWN 2010
3. Tree Profile and Planting sites of CROWN Worldwide Group in Khao Yai National Park
(2010-2013) (Each Tree represents about 1,000 trees.)
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The P
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The PATT Foundation
Who are we?
The Plant A Tree Today (PATT)
Foundation is a UK Registered Charity and
Thai Foundation established in 2005. We
are a passionate and dedicated
organisation and with your support we take
action against climate change by planting
native trees, reforest areas which have
been destroyed through illegal logging,
development and agriculture.
What do we do?
For the world
By planting more trees, PATT aims to
act as a global carbon store helping to
avoid the devastating effects of climate
change through carbon sequestration.
For wildlife
By planting native trees and
managing the forest we can provide an
attractive environment for insects, birds and
mammals offering them a long term future
in a protected home.
For people
Working with local forest
communities means we can help provide
them with a better future. By creating
sustainable employment and funding
opportunities we can work towards reducing
poverty and improving the quality of
people’s lives.
PATT also runs environmental
education programmes for students, Eco-
Kids Camps and family and school
planting days, encouraging the
environmental stewards of the future.
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Project Overview:
Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) established a native plant nursery which
provides the foundation for ongoing sustainable forest restoration and community development
projects in and around Khao Yai National Park since August 2008. In partnership and financial
support from Crown Worldwide Group, the Khao Yai Forest Restoration Project was initiated in
April 2010 to restore the forest and biological diversity of that area. This not only assists with
conservation efforts in the region but also globally the reforestation will help to combat climate
change and reduce the impact of climate change.
Aims of PATT Foundations projects:
Regenerate a degraded area with native trees Rebuild a natural forest by planting trees suitable to the area Restore biodiversity to the immediate area by providing a habitat for native animals Provide environmental education to all target groups Take action against climate change – trees absorb carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas, from our atmosphere and store the carbon while releasing oxygen. Forests act as carbon sinks and one tree can store between 600kg – 1 tonne of CO2 over its lifetime
Participate with the communities in environmental activities Provide improvements to the livelihoods of the local communities
Long Term benefits
Overall the implementation of reforestation projects will increase the amount of natural forest. Globally this has great significance to issues such as climate change. Around 20% of all global carbon emissions come from deforestation. Implementing reforestation projects is one such way to address the global carbon crisis. The long terms benefits of reforestation also positively impact the local people and communities through the promotion of their conservation activities. For example in areas that have undergone environmental restoration there is typically the option for communities to generate extra income from selling traditional products generated from the forest and also developing the restoration site for eco-tourism. The forests also provide useful locations for schools and students to visit; they will use the sites as learning centres or outdoor classrooms.
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Forest restoration methodology
PATT Foundation aims to implement forest restoration projects that provide multiple benefits, primarily to establish quality habitat for wildlife, increase biodiversity and sequester carbon dioxide. PATT Foundation works closely with the Forestry Research & Restoration Unit FORRU (Chiang Mai University). FORRU have undertaken groundbreaking research on the best methods to restore native forests in Thailand. As such we follow their framework species method of forest restoration. This involves the planting 20-30 indigenous tree species specially selected for their ability to rapidly shade out weeds and attract seed-dispersing wildlife. Birds and mammals, attracted to the plots, bring with them the seeds of many other forest trees and thus help to re-establish a species-rich forest tree community similar to that of the original forest. Planted trees restore forest structure, whilst the animals attracted to them restore biodiversity. Seedlings are typically propagated in a nursery within close proximity to the planting site and existing forest cover. Seeds are selected from any nearby forest for germination within the nursery. This ensures only species locally adapted to the conditions of the planting site will be grown. Furthermore when selecting a site to undergo restoration we try to maximize its potential benefit to the environment. For example using remote sensing techniques we can select site locations that will provide linkages between existing forests and therefore will create important wildlife corridors.
Background
Khao Yai National park is Thailand’s oldest and one of the country’s largest national
parks. Located only a few hours drive from Bangkok the park is a UNESCO world Heritage site
and is part of the Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai Forest Complex which lies in the provinces of
Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Rachisima, Prachinburi, Srakaew and Burirum. The Dong
Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the
Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The area contains
substantial and important tropical forest ecosystems, which can provide a viable habitat for the
long-term survival of over 800 species of fauna – some critically endangered - located within
(UNESCO).
The mountainous Khao
Yai National Park has a history
of poaching and unsustainable
agricultural practices.
Struggling with debt,
villagers have increasingly
resorted to poaching, illegal
logging and land encroachment
(UNDP) which has had a
detrimental effect on primary
forest and also led to soil
erosion, landslides and flooding.
There is a need for forest
restoration, conservation and
education to protect existing
forests and create new ones in
partnership with local people.
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The P
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Carbon Emissions Offsetting
PATT offers the voluntary Carbon Offsetting by tree planting with high standard professional management. We provide the calculation to convert your emission to number of trees that need to be planted while we are maximizing the impacts from tree planting to benefit not only environment but also local people in the community as well as raising awareness among young generations through environmental education.
Assumptions & Calculations
The native Thai trees planted within this project will absorb approximately 15- 20.3 kgs
of carbon dioxide / annum and figures are based on a 40 year life span of the tree. Verified by
the Asian Institute of Technology Forestry Department (AIT). As such it is estimated that one
tree removes between 15-20.3 Kg CO2 Year over 40 years giving a total sequestration rate of
800 Kg CO2/Yr.
Benefits for CROWN Worldwide Group
PATT has great media appeal and PR value.
This year we are reaching 900,000 trees planted, and are promoting “One Million Tree”
Campaign
We organized more than 50 events in 2013 and planted 41,539 trees with 2,296 people
involved.
Our website which receives about 200,000 hits monthly and growing 5-10% every month.
In November, 2013, we just launched the new website which has pages about CROWN
Worldwide Group presented at http://www.pattfoundation.org/where/project-updates/ and
http://www.pattfoundation.org/crown-goes-green-again/ Please visit our new website at
www.pattfoundation.org .
Our monthly newsletter is distributed to over 20,000 people worldwide and the constantly expanding
PATT’s work has been internationally recognized, in 2009 PATT was the winner of a prestigious United National Seed Award, recognizing the quality of our projects
PATT is professionally staffed to ensure quality of service, all of the staff at PATT have tertiary level qualifications relating to some aspect of PATTs work, be it ecology, environmental science, NGO marketing or education
PATT has significant experienced at implementing large and small scale CRS projects PATT is registered in both the UK and Thailand as a charity, all our finances are
scrutinized by charity commissions, and this ensures we operate as a non-profit entity.
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Your contacts Ms. Sudarat Sangkum
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Kwanjai Satchatham Email: [email protected]
www.pattfoundation.org
PATT volunteers and workers are proud to work with the United Nations helping to
deliver the UNEP: Billion Tree Campaign and in capturing the spirit of the UN
International Year of Forests 2011.
Read more about UN International Year of Forests 2011»
In recognition of our work, PATT was recently presented with the United Nations
SEED Award.
Read more about the United National SEED Award»
