December 20th, 2007: Reforestation Washington Slagbaai Park and Klein Bonaire
Written by: Dr. A. O. Debrot (Carmabi)
On photo: Stanley Criens, Ingvar Debrot, (Carmabi), Jonathan Pourier and George Saragoza (STINAPA) with plants for Pos Nobo in the WS Park.
Last month, STINAPA Bonaire and Carmabi from Curacao planted rare trees in the Washington Slagbaai National Park and on Klein Bonaire. A total of 121 plants were planted.
On Klein Bonaire plants such as mata piska, manzalina bobo, palu di pushi and wayaka were planted. In former times Klein Bonaire was densely wooded with evergreen forests but by 1950 had lost most trees to overgrazing and charcoal production. The purpose of this reforestation, jointly funded by STINAPA Bonaire, Carmabi and the KNAP Fund is to put back the species which have been lost so that the woodlands can recover their former glory and ecological significance. The trees planted all produce fruits important as food to birds and other animals.
The Washington Slagbaai National Park also suffered heavy deforestation in the past due to overgrazing and charcoal production. As a consequence the woods today miss many important tree species and many species have become rare or have disappeared altogether. A total of 12 different species were planted in areas closed by fences to keep the goats out, including the rare sabal palm and makura, both seriously threatened and practically extinct on Bonaire. The young plants were in part raised by Captain Don’s and partly by Carmabi in Curacao. The previous planting from last year was found to have been very successful. Interesting was also to note that thanks to the enclosures, many seedlings appeared of plants that were not planted but that had regenerated naturally. This is clear proof that removal of goats is essential to recovery of the forests in the park. At present STINAPA has fenced off Slagbaai and will soon start removing the goats so as to allow natural regeneration to take place. The rare trees planted in this project will produce seeds to give ecological recovery a head start.Reforestashon Washington Slagbaai National Park i Klein Bonaire
Skirbí pa: Dr. A. O. Debrot (Carmabi)
Riba portrèt: Stanley Criens, Ingvar Debrot, (Carmabi), Jonathan Pourier i George Saragoza (STINAPA) ku matanan di Pos Nobo den WS Park.Luna pasá, STINAPA Bonaire huntu ku Carmabi di Kòrsou a planta algun palu ku no ta komun den Washington Slagbaai National Park i riba Klein Bonaire. A planta un total di 121 mata.
Riba Klein Bonaire a planta mata manera mata piská, mansaliña bobo, palu di pushi i wayaká. Den di pasado Klein Bonaire tabata tapá ku mondi di matanan ku palunan ku semper ta keda bèrdè, pero pa 1950 e isla a pèrdè mayoria di su palu grandinan na produkshon di karbon i pa via di kabritu i buriku. E intenshon di e reforestashon aki , ku a ser kubrí finansieramente dor di un koperashon di STINAPA Bonaire, Carmabi i Fondo KNAP ta pa re-introdusí espesienan di mata ku a bai pèrdí, pa di e manera aki e selvanan anterior por rekubrí nan gloria di ántes, i nan importansha ekológiko. E palunan ku a ser plantá tur ta pari fruta ku ta un fuente di alimentashon pa paranan i otro animal indígeno.
Washington Slagbaai Parke Nashonal tambe a sufri hopi pèrdida di mata dor di produkshon di karbon i pa via tenementu di bestia chikí. Komo konsekuensia e mondinan awendia falta hopi espesienan di mata i palu importante, òf ku a bira hopi skars mes. Un total di 12 espesie diferente a ser plantá den áreanan será ku tranké pa tene e kabritunan afó, inkluso e sabal palm (kabana) skars i e makurá, ámbos seriamente menasá i kasi a disparesé na Boneiru. E matanan hóben a krese na plantashi di Captain Don i na Carmabi na Kòrsou. E matanan ku a ser plantá aña pasá a resultá hopi eksitoso. Tabata interesante pa nota ku den e terenonan será ku tranké, diferente mata, ku normalmente no sa haña den e área ei mas, a krese riba nan mes. Esei ta bon prueba ku ta esensial pa eliminá kabritunan for di den parke pa e plan di re-plantashon por bira eksitoso. Na e momentu aki STINAPA a sera Slagbaai kompletu kaba, i pronto lo kuminsá saka tur kabritu pa duna regenerashon natural un chèns atrobe. E matanan skars ku a planta den kuadro di e proyekto aki lo produsí simia ku lo duna rekuperashon ekológiko un bon chèns.