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When nature and people are one |
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Sustainable management of natural
resources is vital and these activities
are managed by Forestry & Timber
Division (FTD) of the Company in
collaboration with the estate management
by introducing diverse agro forestry
models. Agro Forestry could be simply
defined as integrating agriculture,
forestry and Dairy Farming / Animal
husbandry into a synergistic system.
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Selected bare lands and marginal tea fields
have been converted to Plantation
forestry, such as Eucalyptus grandis &
Calliandra calothyrsus , with the
objectives of,
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- Minimizing soil erosion & land
degradation.
- Improve soil physical, chemical
& biological properties.
- Be a carbon neutral plantation
while enhancing the bio diversity.
- Be a self-sufficient of timber
fuel wood requirement & Commercial
forestry.
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All the activities including tending /
silvicultural operations, harvestings
etc, are being conducted according to
forestry master plan 2008/2012 and
national forestry policies, rules and
regulations.
There are identified Timber Blocks in
eleven Estates of up-country and based
on the latest census carried out by BTEL
there are 125,140 Eucalyptus grandis
trees available at various growth stages
under managed Plantation blocks. These
have been planted during last couple of
years and managed scientifically. The
Central Nursery of the FTD is located at
Wanarajah Estate which consist plants of
Eucalyptus grandis and Calliandra
calothyrsus. |
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A pilot project
(Integrating dairy farming, Forestry and
Tea) has commenced at Osborne estate
with the objectives of, |
- Enhance the soil fertility and
productivity in Lower Dick Oya
Estates.
- Improve the productivity of
Lower Dick Oya estates by using
excess labours and unproductive
fields through the integrated
farming system.
- Enhance the quality of life and
nutritional status of the
residential workers through
additional income generated by this
project.
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CDM project |
Consequent to the conversion of the tea
factories (boilers and heaters) from
liquid fuel into solid fuel wood in the
upcountry estates, we are in the process
of obtaining CDM (Clean Development
Mechanism) status through a “Bio Mass
Thermal Energy Carbon Emission Project”
for Loinorn, Campion, Bogawana &
Bogawantalawa factories.
The project has categorized into a small
scale carbon project according to the
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the expected
Carbon Emission Reduction (CER) is
around 3,300 t of CO2 per annum. The
project estimated to sell the CER for
the six consecutive years. |
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Eucalyptus Plantations |
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Eucalyptus Plantations |
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