PERFORMANCE REPORT 2011

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1 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE PPPP PERFORMANCE REPORT 2011 FOREST DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

2 Mission Statement Our mission is to Conserve and Develop the Forest Resources In Sri Lanka to ensure the prosperity of the nation II

3 Contents Page Mission statement List of content List of tables List of Annexes Introduction II III IV V VI Social Forestry and Extension Division 01 Forest Inventory and Management Division 08 Environment Management Division 33 Research and Education Division 43 Forest Protection and Law Enforcement Division 57 Planning and Monitoring Division 64 Personnel and Administration Division 71 Finance Division 74 III

4 List of Tables Page 1. Table 1.1 Raising of Seedlings for Social Forestry Programme Table 1.2 Awareness and Publicity Programmes Table 1.3 Tree Planting Activities Table 1.4 CFM Project Sites 2003 to Table 2.1 Reforestation Programme Table 2.2 Seedlings Production Table 2.3 Young Plantation Maintenance Table 2.4 Pre-Commercial Thinning Table 2.5 Commercial Thinning Table2.6 Post Felling Inventory Table 2.7 Coppice Maintenance Table 2.8 Coppice Management Table 2.9 Cleaning Table 2.10 Pruning Table 2.11 Creeper cutting Table 2.12 Cleanup cutting Table 2.13 Management of Mahogany Plantations Table 2.14 Survey of Plantations by GPS and Prismatic Compasses Table 2.15 Establishment of Enrichment Plantation Table 2.16 Maintenance of Enrichment, Buffer Zone and Rehabilitation plantation Table 2.17 Survey and Boundary demarcation Table 2.18 Conservation of Hill-tops in Central Highlands Table 2.19 Maintenance of Hilltops in Central Highlands Table 2.20 Plantation Road Maintenance Table 2.21 Extent leased and Rental recovered in Table 2.22 Status of Private Sector Reforestation Programme Table 2.23 Income from Circuit Bungalows Table 2.24 Financial Progresses of Forest Inventory and Management Division Table 2.25 Yield recorded from Forest Resources Table 3.1(a) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry Udawattakele Table 3.1(b) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry - Knuckles (Deenston) Table 3.1(c) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry - Sinharaja (Pitadeniya) Table 3.1(d) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry Hurulu Eco Park Table 3.1(e) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry - Kottawa Table 3.1(f) Details of visitors and revenue from visitors' entry - Kanneliya Table 3.2 List of approved projects Table 3.3 Land Acquisition for Knuckles Conservation Forest ( KCF) Table 5.1 Performance of the Flying Squad Table 5.2 Financial Performance of the Forest Department Fund Table 6.1 Details of the Buildings Constructed with Consolidated Fund Table 6.2 Financial performance of building construction during Table 6.3 Details of Buildings Maintained During Table 6.4 Financial performance of buildings maintained during Table 8.1 Performance of the Department Budget Table 8.2 Public Officers Advance Account and Table 8.3 Collected Revenue for the Year Table 8.4 Summary of Transaction in relation to the Forest Department Fund Account 77 IV

5 List of Annexes Page 1. Annex I Seedling Production Annex II Establishment of New Woodlots Annex III Management of Old Woodlots Annex IV Home Garden Development and Tree Management Programme Annex V Private Woodlots Programme for Small Scale Private Land Owners Annex VI Summary of Forest Offences (Court Cases) Annex VII Forest Offences Under Section 30 of the Forest Ordinance Annex VIII Confiscation of Vehicles During the Year Annex IX Performance of Flying Squads Annex X Total Number of Registered Functioning Timber Based Enterprises Annex XI New Timber Based Enterprises Registered During Annex XII Training Programmes Annex XIII Reward Payments Annex XIV D.C.C. Meetings Annex XV Release of Lands by Divisions Annex XVI Revenue from Export of Seeds of Forest Tree Species and other Forest Products Normal Service Annex XVII Revenue from Export of sawn timber, Furniture, Handicrafts, Toys 95 & Value added timber 2011 Normal Service 18. Annex XVIII Revenue from Export of Seeds of Forest Tree Species and other 96 Forest Products 2011 One Day Service 19. Annex XIX Revenue from Export of sawn timber, Furniture, Handicrafts, Toys 97 & Value added timber 2011 One Day Service 20. Annex XX Issued Permits for Furniture Transport Rathmalana Annex XXI Issued Permits for Timber Transport Head Office Annex XXII Revenue from Different type of annual Permits issued V

6 INTRODUCTION The Mission of the Forest Department is to conserve and develop forest resources in Sri Lanka to ensure the prosperity of the nation. Forest Department carried out activities indicated in this report during the year 2011 to accomplish this mission. Activities implemented during the year contributed to the following major roles. Conserve and maintain an optimal forest cover to ensure sustained flow of social and Environmental benefits. Establish and manage a national plantation estate to enhance the timber supply in order to meet the requirements of the country. Strengthen the forest protection in line with prevailing policy and legislation. Increase tree cover with state, community and private sector participation. Provide technical support to national forestry development programme through research, education and extension efforts. Develop community forest management activities. Forest Department is operating under 06 Technical Divisions at Head Office level namely: Forest Inventory and Management, Environment Management, Forestry Research and Education, Social Forestry and Extension, Planning and Monitoring and Forest Protection and Law Enforcement. In addition Finance Division and Personnel and Administration Division perform day to day Financial Management and Administration activities of the Department respectively. Details of activities implemented by these Divisions are given in the following Chapters. These field activities were implemented by 23 Forest Divisions located at Ampara, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Galle, Gampaha, Hambanthota, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Matale, Matara, Monaragala, Nuwara-Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura, Trincomalee,Vavunia,Mullaitivu, Mannar and Killinochchi. Activities of these divisions were supervised by four offices of Regional Deputy Conservator of Forests established for this purpose at Anuradhapura, Colombo, Nuwara-Eliya and Ratnapura. Sri Lanka Forestry Institute undertook training programmes of the Department under the leadership of Director / Deputy Conservator of Forests. Research activities were supervised and coordinated by the Chief Research Officer. These activities were implemented through research stations located at Kumbalpola and Badulla. VI

7 CHAPTER I SOCIAL FORESTRY & EXTENTION DIVISION 1.1 Introduction Social Forestry and Extension Division is responsible for the national level extension and awareness programmes, development and supervision of all participatory and social forestry programmes, planning and production of seedlings for extension programmes, preparation of extension and training materials and planning and implementation of pilot level income generation projects for the forest adjacent communities. Preparation of guidelines for participatory forestry and management also assigned to this Division. Social Forestry and Extension Division is also responsible for the subjects of community management of natural forests. 1.2 Main Activities of the Division To conduct public Awareness Programmes To provide extension services to various stakeholder groups on forestry development programmes To implement various peoples oriented tree planting programmes - Seedling production - Woodlots / Agro forestry - Home garden Development - Participatory Conservation Planting Programmes - Avenue planting programmes To implement participatory forest management programmes to protect and manage natural forest resources. 1

8 1.3 Institutional Arrangement This Division continued to be headed by a Senior Deputy Conservator of Forests (SDCF). An Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) is assisting the SDCF in handling main components of the Division. Other staff consisted of one Forester, one Communication Assistant, two Range Forest Officers, one Beat Forest Officer, two Forest Field Assistants, One Management Assistant, three Audio - visual Operators and two Office Assistants. 1.4 Activities under Capital Expenditure Budget of the Forest Department Raising of Seedlings Seedlings required for extension activities were raised in following nursery categories. Table 1.1 : Raising of Seedlings Category No Department Nurseries N.G.O. and CBO Nurseries Total Out of these seedlings 243,655 were sold, and 510,400 were issued free of charge to other government and non government institutions for their tree planting programmes. The rest were used for Forest Department extension programmes such as various tree planting activities, including Dayata Sewana National Tree Planting Programme and home garden development programmes. Details of seedling production is given in Annex I. 2

9 1.4.2 Awareness and Publicity Programmes Following awareness and publicity programmes were carried out during the reporting period. Details are in Table 1.2 Table 1.2 Awareness and Publicity Programmes Type No Awareness Campaigns 436 Seminars & Workshops 450 Exhibitions 74 Films / Video shows 188 Competitions and others 308 Total Participatory Tree planting programmes Forest Department was one of the key institutions responsible for the implementation of the Dayata Sewana National Tree Planting Programme. Forest Department provided its contributions by planting 420,930 seedlings with the participation of farmers and community groups. In addition to that 304,000 seedlings were provided to all District Secretariats to use for their tree planting activities under the Dayata Sewana Programme. Apart from that the following, tree planting activities were carried out under Annual Work Plan of the Forestry Extension programme. These programmes were mainly carried out during the Green Month. (from 15 th October to 15 th November). Details are in Table 1.3 3

10 Table 1.3 Tree Planting Activities Activity No of programmes Road side planting 08 Catchment planting and Canal bank planting 25 School tree planting 129 Tree planting with other government institutions 155 Total Establishment of New Woodlots ha of farmers woodlots were established during the year. Details are given in Annex II Management of Old Woodlots ha of woodlots that were established under Community Forestry Project and Participatory Forestry Project, were scientifically managed during the year. Details are given in Annex III Home Garden Development 5023 numbers of Home gardens were developed by providing seedlings and providing technical assistance for tree management programmes in 482 ha of home gardens. Details are in Annex IV Production of Extension Materials Two new leaflets on Kottawa Arboretum (Sinhala and English) and four new Tamil leaflets on forest protection, urban environment, technically correct methods for tree planting and forest types of Sri Lanka were printed. A booklet on medicinal plants of Sri 4

11 Lanka was developed and printed during the year. Four leaflets which were already published were reprinted in Based on the demand from school children, a new book on Kanneliya forest has been written and finalized the text. This will be printed during early part of In addition to that, 3 Ruk magazines and 3 News Letters were published by the Division. One Ruk magazine published in 2010 was translated in to Tamil language and published during the year. 1.5 Community Forest Management Programme Community Forest Management Programme (CFM) which was initiated by the Sri Lanka Australian Natural Resources Management Project (SLANRMP) funded by the AusAID was continued by the Department using the government funds. At the end of 2011, 127 project sites in ten districts are under implementation with the participation of the Community Based Organizations. During 2011, 15 new Participatory Management plans were developed with the participation of the community groups. Ninety seven number of Management Plans developed prior to 2011 was implemented using the government funds. Management Plan preparation was in progress for 15 sites. Table 1.4 CFM Project Sites 2003 to 2011 District Year of Commencement Number of Project Sites Ampara Anuradhapura Badulla

12 Kurunegala Matale Monaragala Polonnaruwa Puttlam Rathnapura Total 127 6

13 1.6 World Food Programme (WFP) assisted replanting programme The WFP assisted replanting programme commenced in 2009 was continue during 2011 within the Districts of Vauniya, Kilinochchi and Jaffna. The objective of the programme is to contribute for the mitigation and adaptation of the climate change by increasing tree cover though community participation. The nature of WFP assistance was Food for Work for the participating communities on forestry interventions. Accordingly, homegarden development, activities were carried out in Vauniya, Kilinochchi and Jaffna districts. About 20,300 seedlings were planted and WFP distributed food rations worth of 16,240 work days. (about Rs. 4.0 million) 1.7 Private Woodlots Programme for small scale private land owners A special programme has been introduced to encourage the small scale private land owner to establish timber woodlots. This scheme is opened for private land owners who owned a land with extent up to 5 acres (2 ha). Land owners are having the options to plant trees as pure timber plantations or mixed with agriculture crop to practice an Agroforestry model. Forest Department is providing 250 seedlings for the first one acre in free of charge basis and the balance seedling requirement could be purchased by paying only 50% of the sale value. In addition, the technical advice needed for tree planting, and for all post maintenance operations is provided by the Department, through their Extension Staff. Forest Department is intend to introduce a simple timber transport permit system for the land owners registered with the Department to participation for this tree planting scheme. The details of the private woodlots programme implemented during 2011 are given in Annex V. 7

14 CHAPTER II FOREST INVENTORY & MANAGEMENT 2.1. Introduction The Forest Inventory and Management (FIM) division is mainly responsible for mapping and inventorying the forest resources and sustainable management of these resources while supplying the demand of various forest products and services of the country. This division is also involved in the improvement of the quality of forest products and ensuring the stumpage and royalty of forest products are properly channeled to the government treasury Main objectives of this division are; i. To map all the natural forests and forest plantations including the forests managed by the Department of Wild Life Conservation in order to identify and locate all the available forest resources in the country for the purpose of formulating forest management strategies. ii. To collect and compile the inventory data with regard to forest plantations for the purpose of predicting yield and other Silvicultual operations which may be required to be performed for the improvement of quality of forest products. iii To prepare management plans for natural forests and forest Plantations as proposed in the Forestry Sector Master Plan, 1995 iv. To monitor the implementation of Silvicultural treatments and harvesting operations as described in the management plans of different forest plantation species. v. To establish new forest plantations on the abandoned state lands. vi. To perform reforestation and afforestation and then to implement maintenance operations in plantations aged below 3 years. 8

15 vii. To manage and improve the Geographic Information System (GIS) of the department. viii. To manage and update the forest resources data base system (FORDATA) regularly. ix. To monitor the implementation of Pine Oleo Resin extraction activities under lease agreements with private sector organizations. x. To implement and monitor the private sector reforestation programme on selected state lands. xi. To survey forest plantations with GPS instruments to revise the FORDATA database. xii. To survey, demarcate and prepare legal maps, tenement lists, and digital boundary data comprising compact discs of natural forests and forest plantains by the survey department. xiii. To review the Forest Management Plans prepared by Regional Plantation Companies for timber extraction in their estates. xiv. To manage and maintain the cluster of circuit bungalows of the Forest Department. xv. To train officers on Forest Management, Forest Inventory, FORDATA Database Management, Forest Mapping, GIS Operation, GPS Instrument Usage, Stumpage Calculation and Office Automation. 2.3 Institutional Arrangements This division continued to be headed by a Senior Deputy Conservator of Forests (SDCF). In addition, three Assistant Conservators of Forests (ACF) assisted the SDCF to coordinate the activities under various disciplines. ACF (I) who was assigned to the Remote Sensing and GIS unit to coordinate activities of remote sensing and GIS, and was also entrusted with the task of managing and updating forests plantation data base (FORDATA) monitoring of forest plantations mapping process, forest certification process and forest survey and demarcation program funded by the FRMP project. 9

16 ACF (II) assisted in general administration including the work program and budget preparation and progress monitoring of various forest management operations. These include regeneration cutting, commercial thinning, pre commercial thinning, young plantation maintenance, supervision of Pine oleo resin extraction and monitoring reforestation activities done by the private sector on lease agreements with the Forest Department. ACF (III) coordinated checking of forest boundary schedules prepared by DFOs prior to declaration. The supporting staff consisted of 04 Development Assistants, 08 Draughtsman, 01 Range Forest Officer (RFO), 01 Data Entry Operator, 03 Management Assistants, 04 Forestry Field Assistants and other team members. The Development Assistants supported 03 ACFs in the implementation of activities under their purview. The Range Forest Officer was responsible for monitoring and implementation of the Mahogany Management Plan, checking the accuracy of stumpage calculations, and the management of old plantations. 2.4 Main Activities Remote Sensing for Mapping of Forest Resources. Maps showing forest resources (both natural forests and forest plantations) which come under the purview of the Forest Department were continued to update. This was performed using the maps and survey data sent by the DFOs. Special emphasis was given to update the large-scale forest plantation maps (1:10,000 and 1:20,000) to facilitate their management operations. 10

17 2.4.2 Forest Inventory Activities Some forests managed under the Forest Department are inventoried to assess the resource base in order to plan out strategies for sustained yield management and other management options Survey and boundary demarcation Survey and boundary demarcation of the natural forests and plantations were carried out with treasury funds Management of the Forest Resources Database. The computer assisted database for forest plantations (FORDATA) provided the basic parametric data for plantation management and this is maintained and updated continuously. (A new system for this was initiated with the assistance of FRMP funds and its smooth operation is yet to be improved) Reforestation. The main activities of the component on reforestation include the followings. Establishment of Block plantations for industrial uses Establishment of plantations to serve protective functions Reforestation of clear - felled plantation sites Conversion of pine monoculture plantations into, mixed broad leaved species Establishment and management of forest nurseries Forest Fire Management Silvicultural management of young plantations Implementation of Private Sector Reforestation Programme Conservation of Hilltops in the Central Highlands 11

18 Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of Silvicultural Treatments and Harvesting of Forest Plantations. The type of Silvicultural treatments to be carried out in forest plantations is identified by processing of data through the FORDATA database. These treatments are included into the annual work plan of this branch. The completed treatments were regeneration cutting, commercial thinning, pre commercial thinning, pruning, cleaning, creeper cutting, post felling inventory and coppice management with the assistance of STC Management of the Geographical Information Systems Database. This database has all forest cover information (Natural Forests and Plantations) based on 1992 and 1996 LANDSAT TM satellite imagery and other relevant feature data. It is used as a management tool to provide information on decision making in forest resources management Maintenance of Forest Tracks and Roads It is essential to maintain forest roads as much as possible to enable easy access for better supervision of all forestry operations. Hence, the implementation of the Forest Management plans is facilitated by well managed forest roads. As per readily available guidelines, strict environmental safety measures were applied in designing and constructing new forest roads in regeneration cutting areas Co-ordination with the State Timber Corporation (STC) As the STC is empowered for the extraction of timber from the plantations of Forest Department an effective liaison between these two organizations was maintained throughout the year. The Stumpage to be paid by STC was systematically calculated and charged for the amount of timber extracted from the state forest plantations. 12

19 Implementation of Pine Oleo Resin extraction activities. This division is also responsible for the lease of mature Caribbean pine plantations to the selected private sector organizations for the extraction of pine Oleo-Resins and subsequent monitoring Performance of Activities during Reforestation Program Under this activity, this division was able to establish ha of plantations during the period under review, in the clear felled plantations. In addition 120 ha of new plantations were established in degraded forest lands in Anuradhapura. The details of this program are given in Table: 2.1 Table: 2.1. Reforestation Programme District Former Species Species Planted Target (ha) Progress Ampara Teak Khaya Anuradhapura Teak Teak Khaya Polonnaruwa Teak Khaya Batticaloa Teak Khaya Trincomalee Teak Khaya Ratnapura Teak Teak Pinus E. grandis Matale Teak Khaya Monaragala Teak Teak Khaya Teak Teak Badulla E.tereticornis Teak E.grandis E.microcorys Pinus E. grandis Eucalyptus E. grandis Nuwara Eliya Pinus E. grandis Khaya (ha) 13

20 Kandy Kalutara Puttalam District Former Species Species Planted Target (ha) Progress (ha) Eucalyptus Hora, Toona Pinus E. grandis Pinus Hora, Toona Accasia E. grandis Accasia Hora Pinus Hora Teak Khaya Kurunegala Teak Teak/Khaya/Mix Deyata Kirula Reforestation in degraded forest lands Total - Teak Khaya , Village Reforestation Programme by the Civil Security Department 2011 Forest Department has given permission to Civil Security Department to establish forest plantations in ha in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts under agreements Seedling Production 1,918,904 numbers of seedlings were produced for the above reforestation programme. The details are given in table 2.2. Major species used for reforestation were Teak, Kahya, Eucalyptus and Hora. In addition species such as Toona and Mix species were also established in wet zone of Sri Lanka. 14

21 Table: 2.2 Seedlings Production 2011 District Species No of seedlings Ampara Khaya 205,568 Teak 123,904 Anuradhapura Teak/Khaya 214,680 Polonnaruwa Khaya 124,015 Batticaloa Khaya 85,000 Trincomalee Khaya 88,000 Teak 25,000 Ratnapura E. grandis 40,000 Matale Khaya 67,520 Teak 128,350 Monaragala Khaya 51,000 E. microcorys 39,107 E grandis 38,368 Badulla Teak 75,152 Nuwara Eliya E. grandis /E.microcorys & 215,000 Khaya E. grandis 50,000 Kandy Hora,Toona & mix sp. 20,000 Teak 44,000 Puttalam Khaya 20,000 Kalutara Hora 33,600 Kurunegala Teak/Khaya/Mix 230,640 Total 1,918,904 15

22 Plantation Maintenance Young plantation maintenance Weeding, application of fertilizer, fire prevention and vacancy planting were the main activities carried out under the forest plantation maintenance programme. During the reporting year 2, ha of plantations were maintained. The details are given in table 2.3 District Table: 2.3 Young Plantation Maintenance 2011 Extent of one year old Extent of two year old plantations established in plantations established in 2010(ha) 2009 (ha) Progres Target Progress Target s Species (ha) (ha) Species (ha) (ha) Extent of three year old plantations established in 2008 (ha) Target Progress Species (ha) (ha) Kurunegala Teak/khaya Teak/khaya Teak/khaya Puttalam Khaya Kalutara Hora Anuradhapura Teak/khaya Teak/khaya Teak/khaya Ampara Khaya Teak/khaya khaya Polonnaruwa khaya khaya khaya Kandy Hora,Mix sp E. grandis E. grandis E. grandis E.microcorys E.microcorys E. microcorys Teak E.torelliana Badulla Khaya & E grandis Khaya Khaya

23 Extent of one year old Extent of two year old Extent of three year old District plantations established in plantations established in plantations established in (ha) 2009 (ha) (ha) Progres Target Progress Target s Target Progress Species (ha) (ha) Species (ha) (ha) Species (ha) (ha) E. grandis E. grandis /E. E. grandis Nuwara -Eliya /E.microcorys microcorys /E.microcorys Monaragala Teak/Khaya Teak/Khaya Teak/khaya Matale Ratnapura Teak Teak Teak Khaya Khaya Kumbuk Khaya Teak Teak Khaya/E. grandis Teak/Khaya Hora/Peleng Matara Hora Total Silvicultural Operations in Forest Plantations. The following silvicultural operations were carried out in some selected forest plantations during the reporting period Pre-commercial thinning Commercial thinning Post felling Inventory Coppice maintenance Coppice management Cleaning 17

24 Pruning Creeper Cutting Clean Up cutting Management of Mahogany plantations Preparations of Maps Pre-commercial thinning. Pre commercial thinning was carried out in Teak, Eucalyptus and Khaya plantations in 11 districts. The details are given in Table 2.4. Table: 2.4 Pre-Commercial Thinning District Species Target Progress (ha) (ha) E. grandis E.microcorys E.torelliana Badulla Teak Nuwara Eliya E. grandis /E.microcorys Ratnapura Teak Matale Khaya Kandy E. grandis Ampara Teak/Khaya Anuradhapura Teak/Khaya Polonnaruwa Khaya Hambantota Teak/Khaya Kurunegala Teak/Khaya Puttalam Teak Total

25 Commercial Thinning Commercial thinning was done in Teak and Eucalyptus plantations in 5 districts. The details are given in Table 2.5. Table: 2.5 Commercial Thinning 2011 District Species Target Progress (ha) (ha) Matale Teak E. microcorys Badulla E. grandis Nuwara Eliya E. grandis /E. microcorys Ratnapura Teak Puttalam Teak Total Regeneration Felling of Mature Plantations. The activity includes regeneration cutting of forest plantations (Table 2.1) and regeneration cutting of dry zone Eucalyptus plantations for coppice management (Tables 2.8.). Some upcountry Eucalyptus plantations were clear-felled and replanted with more suitable Eucalyptus species. Some selected mature Pinus plantations too were clear-felled and replaced with, Khaya, Hora, Eucalyptus and Mix species. Dry Zone Teak plantations were reestablished mainly with Teak in the second rotation. However in the areas where elephant damaged is high, Khaya was planted instead of Teak. These activities were carried out according to the prescription of Eucalyptus, Pine and Teak Management Plans. 19

26 Post Felling Inventory Post felling inventory was conducted after performing pre commercial thinning or commercial thinning in forest plantations. (Table 2.6). Table: 2.6 Post Felling Inventory 2011 District Post felling Inventory Species Target (ha) Progress (ha) Badulla E. microcorys Nuwara Eliya E. grandis /E. microcorys Monaragala Teak Ratnapura Teak Hambantota Teak/Khaya Polonnaruwa Khaya Anuradhapura Teak/Khaya Ampara Khaya Kurunegala Teak/Khaya Puttalam Teak Total Coppice maintenance Activities performed are as follows (Table 2.7). Table: 2.7. Coppice Maintenance 2011 District Species Target Progress (ha) (ha) Polonnaruwa E.camaldulensis Badulla E.camaldulensis Total

27 Coppice management Coppice management practices performed are as follows (Table 2.8). Table: 2.8 Coppice Management 2011 District Species Target Progress (ha) (ha) Badulla E.tereticornis Trincomalee E.camaldulensis Batticaloa E.camaldulensis Kurunegala E.camaldulensis Total Cleaning Cleaning operations in ha were carried out as follows (Table 2.9). Table: 2.9 Cleaning 2011 District Cleaning Target(ha) Progress(ha) Hambantota Ratnapura Polonnaruwa Ampara Anuradhapura Puttalam Kalutara Matale Kurunegala Total

28 Pruning 2011 Table: Pruning 2011 District Pruning Target(ha) Progress(ha) Hambantota Matale Total Creeper Cutting Table: Creeper Cutting 2011 District Creeper Cutting Target(ha) Progress(ha) Rathnapura Ampara Hambantota Total Cleanup Cutting Table: Cleanup Cutting 2011 District Cleanup Cutting Target(ha) Progress(ha) Polonnaruwa Total Management of Mahogany Plantations. Silvicultural treatments, Enrichment by under planting and Creeper cutting of ha were carried out according to the Mahogany Management Plan during the year and the details are given in Table

29 Table: 2.13 Management of Mahogany Plantations 2011 District Activities Done Target(ha) Progress(ha) Kurunegala Mahogani Creeper Cutting Maintenance Gampaha Enrichment by under planting Kegalle Silviculture Treatment Total Preparation of maps. New forest plantations were mapped by ground survey and these were transferred into 1:20,000 scale base maps. The details are given in Table Table: 2.14 Survey of Plantations by GPS and Prismatic Compasses. District Target (ha) Progress(ha) Puttalam Kurunegala Kalutara Anuradhapura Batticaloa Ampara Vavuniya Trincomalee Nuwara Eliya Kandy Badulla Matale Ratnapura Total 1, ,

30 2.5.6 Establishment of Enrichment plantations Table 2.15 Establishment of Enrichment plantations District Enrichment Plantations (ha) Target(ha) Progress(ha) Ratnapura Total Enrichment, Buffer Zone and Rehabilitation plantation Maintenance Enrichment Plantation Maintenance in ha, Buffer Zone Plantation Maintenance in ha and Rehabilitation Plantation Maintenance in ha were carried out. The performances of these activities are given in Table Table: 2.16 Maintenance of Enrichment, Buffer Zone and Rehabilitated plantations District Enrichment Plantations Buffer Zone Plantations Rehabilitation Target(ha) Progress(ha) Target(ha) Progress(ha) Target(ha) Progress(ha) Ratnapura Kandy Anuradhapura Puttalam Polonnaruwa Matara Total Survey and boundary demarcation Activities performed are as follows (Table 2.17). Table: Survey and boundary demarcation District Target(Km) Progress(Km) Matara Trincomalee Batticaloa Ratnapura Kalutara Total

31 Conservation of Hill-tops in Central Highlands Conservation of Hill-tops in Central Highlands 321 ha of lands which are situated above 1200m mean sea level in Central Highlands, were established and conserved in following districts. (Table 2.18) Table: Conservation of Hill-tops in Central Highlands District Activities Done Target(ha) Progress (ha) Nuwara Eliya Forest Planting Badulla Gliricedia belt planting Kandy Forest Planting Ratnapura Gliricedia belt planting Kegalle Forest Planting Total Maintenance of Hill-tops in Central Highlands ha of lands which are situated above 1200m sea level in Central Highlands, were maintained in following districts. (Table 2.19) Table: 2.19 Maintenance of Hill-tops in Central Highlands District Target(ha) Progress(ha) Nuwara Eliya Badulla Total

32 Plantation Road Maintenance 20 Km of plantations roads were maintained as given in the (Table 2. 20) Table: Plantation Road Maintenance District Target(Km) Progress(Km) Nuwara Eliya Monaragala Total Oleo Resin Extraction from Pine Plantations The following six private sector organizations had extended their commercial scale resin tapping agreements for continuous operations. Details are given in Table Conifer Products Processing (PVT) Ltd. 2. Oriental Resins (PVT) Ltd. 3. Pioneer Lanka Pine (PVT) Ltd 4. JCT Chemicals (PVT) Ltd. 5. Sri Lanka Green friends 6. Chilaw Mobile Table: Extent leased and Rental recovered in 2011 Name of the Organization Extent Leased Rental(Rs) 2011(ha) 1 Conifer Products Processing (Pvt.) Ltd , Pioneer Lanka Pine (Pvt.) Ltd. 1, ,924, Oriental Resins (Pvt.) Ltd. 1, ,447, JCT Chemicals (Pvt.) Ltd , Sri Lanka Green Friends , Chilaw Mobile , Total 3, ,104,

33 Stumpage payable to the Government Treasury The total stumpage payable to the government Treasury by the State Timber Corporation for the year 2011 was Rs.668,827, This includes value of the timber extracted from old plantation management (Rs.38,639,197.07), timber extracted from regeneration cutting (Rs.603,630,105.38) and timber given to STC as Forest offence material (Rs. 26,558,613.00) Private Sector Reforestation. Private sector reforestation has been designed to harness the resources of the private sector in forest plantation development. Phase I of this program was launched in year The land availability for the second phase of this program was re-assessed subsequently and the applications were called accordingly. These applications were processed and suitable applicants were chosen in Table shows the ongoing agreements in year Table: 2.22 Status of Private Sector Reforestation Programme 2011 District Range Agreement No. Species Phase Extent(ha) I II Kurunegala Galgamuwa 1070 Teak Galgamuwa 1108 Teak Galgamuwa 1091 Teak Anuradhapura Anuradhapura 2002/01 Teak

34 Anuradhapura 2002/09 Teak Kekirawa 2002/07 Teak Kekirawa 2002/05 Teak 4.00 Anuradhapura 2002/12 Teak 4.00 Anuradhapura 017 Teak Kekirawa 0371 Teak Kekirawa 0177 Teak 4.00 Kekirawa 0234 Teak Anuradhapura 0201 Teak Anuradhapura 0230 Teak 4.02 Anuradhapura 0168 Teak Polonnaruwa Habarana 2002/26 Mix sp Matale Naula 1180 Teak 9.50 Naula 1228 Teak 4.00 Naula 1649 Teak Naula 2002/15 Teak 3.00 Naula 2002/20 Teak, Khaya Naula 2002/18 Teak 5.00 Puttalam Anamaduwa 818 Teak 4.00 Total Income from Circuit Bungalows Revenue collected from renting out Circuit Bungalows, Conservation Centers, and Observation Cabins and camping sites to the public was amounted to Rs. 5,706, Table: Income from Circuit Bungalows Name of the Circuit Bungalow Income(Rs.) Anuradhapura 84,

35 Deenston camping site 53, Deenston conservation center 128, Erabedda 1, Gin ganga 98, Haliela 5, Hambantota 17, Haputale 49, Hirikatuoya 107, Illukkumbura Conservation Center Illukkumbura Dumbara Wana Niwahana 784, Kande Ela 465, Kandy 41, Kanneliya 1,329, Kanneliya(No 04) 3, Kataragama 102, Ketetenna 8, Kumbalpola 7, Minneriya 67, Minneriya(New) 31, Murakele watta 127, Nadugala 13, Nuwara Eliya 152, Ohiya 33, Pattipola 109, Rambukoluwa 44, Sinharaja (Morning side) 141, Sinharaja Conservation Center (Kudawa) dometry 318, Sinharaja Conservation Center (Kudawa)cabin 674, Sinharaja Conservation Center (Pitadeniya) 342,

36 Telgamuoya 253, Thabbowa 61, Thanamalwila 40, Wekunagoda Total 5,706, Financial Performance Rs.239,000, was allocated for all forest inventory and management activities and the financial progress was Rs. 238,999, during the financial year under review. The details are given in Table 2.24 below. Table: Financial Progresses of Forest Inventory and Management Division 2011 Activity Allocation (Rs) Expenditure(Rs) % Maintenance of Rehabilitated Plantations 600, , Maintenance of Enrichment plantations 300, , Maintenance of Buffer Zone Plantations 500, , Management of Plantations ( Silvicultural treatments) 26,110, ,110, Reforestation in RCT areas 65,000, ,000, Enumeration &Stumpage calculation. 3,500, ,500, Cost of seeds & polythene 5,489, ,489,

37 Maintenance of Young Plantations 100,000, ,000, Maintenance of Forest Boundaries 12,500, ,500, Plantation Road Maintenance 2,000, ,000, Conservation of hilltops in the Central Highlands 23,000, ,999, Total 239,000, ,999, Yield form Forest Plantations. Table 2.25 provides a summary of the timber yield extracted from various harvesting and Silvicultural operations carried out during the year. These operations include precommercial thinning, commercial thinning, and regeneration cutting and selective felling. The timber obtained from the clearing of some forests for security reasons in the North and East of the country and from the forest clearings for small scale development project is also included into the total yield. The total sale value of all timber extracted from the state forests during year 2011 amounted to Rs. 1,315,815, Table: Yield recorded from Forest Resources 2011 Wood Assortment Type Thinning Yield Regeneration Cutting Yield Total Yield Value Rs. Teak Logs (m³) 77 26,564 26, ,818, Nadun Logs (m³) , Mahogany Logs (m³) 1,221-1,221 22,685, Milla Logs (m³) Special Logs (m³) ,043,

38 Class I Logs (m³) Class II Logs (m³) 131 5,694 5,825 42,621, Class III Logs (m³) Pinus Logs (m³) ,857 46, ,954, Sleepers (nos.) 2,190 23,640 25, ,599, Transmission Poles nos. 5,124 1,216 6,340 5,050, Firewood m³ 2,019 37,180 39,199 18,666, Fence Posts (nos.) 5,458 31,058 36,516 3,196, Round Poles (nos.) 42,542 20,786 63,328 5,543, Outside Slabs (nos.) 2,078 19,822 21,900 2,204, Total 1,315,815,

39 CHAPTER III ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION 3.1 Introduction The main objective of Environment Management Division (EMD) is to ensure environment safeguards and adequately addressed the same in all conservation procedures of forestry sector including policy formulation, planning and implementation / management and monitoring. This division is mainly responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of all environmental management issues of the forest management activities of the Department. 3.2 Main Activities Determination of realistic environmental safeguards for the management of forest resources and preparation of environmental guidelines. Take the lead role in undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) upon all new forestry related development activities and other development activities within the lands under the purview the Forest Department. Preparation of management plans for natural forests which are to be managed for conservation objectives and to provide technical advice on biodiversity, hydrology, soil conservation and other ecological issues during the preparation and implementation of forestry management plans. Implementation of conservation management plans, especially aiming at biodiversity conservation. Management of the Environmental Information Management System (EIMS), the computerized database, which helps in addressing the conservation values relevant to effective forestry research and forest management. Promotion of effective conservation management of mangrove ecosystem of the country. 33

40 Enhance the capability of Forest department staff in environmental management issues through training and education programs. Collection of revenue from visitation and filming of forest resources. Enhance eco tourism potential by the improvement of logistic facilities in forest recreational destinations. Acquisition of non state and Land Reclamation Commission lands that is necessary to facilitate Forest Conservation. Release of developed old encroached lands. 3.3 Institutional Arrangement Senior Deputy Conservator of Forests (SDCF) is continued to head the Environmental Management Division at the Head Quarters. An Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) assisted the SDCF in handling main components of the EMD namely, management of Environmental Information Management System (EIMS), review and handling Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) studies and other progarammes related to the management of conservation areas of the department including mangrove ecosystem. Two Development Assistants, one Programme Assistant, two Management Assistants are also attached to the division to assist SDCF and ACF. Selected component of conservation management plans of Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness area (NHWA) (Ratnapura and Galle districts), Knuckles World heritage Area (Matale and Kandy districts) and other conservation forests were implemented by the relevant Divisional Forest Officers and Regional Deputy Conservators of Forests under the guidance of SDCF (EMD) Management Activities for selected mangrove areas of Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Kalutara, Gampaha and Puttalam districts were carried out by the territorial staff of the Forest Department. 34

41 3.4 Activities Some of the selected activities prescribed in the management plans of Sinharaja, Knuckles and selected mangrove sites in North Western province were implemented. In addition Man and Biosphere Reserves, such as Udawattakele (Kandy), Kurulukele (Kegalle), Kankaniyamulle, Badagamuwa and Sundarapola (Kurunegala), Yagirala, Haycock and Ranawaragalakanda (Kalutara) and Korakahawewa (Anuradhapura) were maintained to provide facilitates for research education and recreation. Some selected conservation centers and camp sites were also maintained Maintenance of Conservation Centers and MAB Reserves (i) Sinharaja, Knuckles, Udawattekele, Oliyagankele, Kurulukele and Kanneliya Forest Reserves were maintained. Maintenances work includes the opening and maintenance of nature trails, fencing, under planting and erection of name boards etc. Deenston, Illkkumbura, Kanneliya and Pitadeniya Conservation Centers were maintained. (ii) Awareness programs on forest conservation and environmental management were conducted for students, community organization and villagers who are living in surrounding areas of Sinharaja, Knuckles, Kanneliya and other MAB Reserves Kanneliaya Conservation Center Activities 1. Roads and trails were maintained 2. Sanitary systems of dormitories were repaired 3. Pillows, pillow cases and Cookery set for dormitories were purchased 4. Ceiling of room no: 4 was built 5. Generator room was established 35

42 Following trails and bridges were maintained Anagimala ella trails Kabbalekanda trail Yodapuswela trail Narangasella trail Nawadagasa trail Bodhiya trail Kunakatukanda via Anagimala Ella trail Hurulu Eco -Park Activities 1. All nature trails at Hurulu Eco Park were maintained 2. 6 culverts were improved Knuckles Conservation Activities Following activities were undertaken during the year. 1. Cardamom cultivators were removed under ejection order of 10 court cases and released 37.5 ha of lands court cases were filed (under the state ownership of land) against cardamom cultivators nature trails were maintained. 4. Access road was maintained. (42 km) 5. Guides were trained Sinharaja Conservation Center Activities 1. Access road for Pitadeniya was repaired 2. Water supply system was constructed 3. Nature trails were maintained 4. Establishment of new generator room 5. Name boards were repaired. 6. English classes for youth and children were conducted. 36

43 Oliyangankele Biodiversity Center Activities 1. Nature trails were maintained (05 km) 2. Resting room and the garden were power supplied 3. Water supply system was established near to benches 4. Name boards were established 5. Building reconstructed Haputale Garden Activities meters road was concreted 2. Trail was maintained (3.0 km) 3. A summer hut and 12 benches were maintained 4. Pond was repaired Details of Visitors and Revenue From Visitor s Entry Following details of visitors and revenue collection from different forest reserves through visitor entry. Details are given in following table 3.1 (a) 3.1 (f) Table 3.1 (a) Udawattakele Forest Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee School Children 352 2, Local Children 359 4, Local Adults 4, , Foreign Children , Foreign Adults 2,733 1,316, Total 8,485 1,480,

44 Table 3.1 (b) Knuckles Forest (Deenston) Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee School Children Local Adults Foreign Children , Foreign Adults Total Table 3.1 (c) Sinharaja Forest (Pitadeniya) Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee School Children 0 0 Local Children 302 4, Local Adults 2,479 69, Foreign Children 51 15, Foreign Adults 1,774 1,203, Total 4,606 1,292, Table 3.1 (d) Hurulu Eco- Park Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee School Children 494 Local Adults 10,231 Foreign Children ,228, Foreign Adults 16,302 Total 27,411 50,228,

45 Table 3.1 (e) Kottawa Forest Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee School Children Local Children Local Adults 156 4, Foreign Children 15 4, Foreign Adults , Total , Table 3.1 (f) Kanneliya Forest Type of visitors No of visitors Revenue (Rs) From entrance fee Free 1,531 0 School Children 2,279 14, Local Children 1,489 21, Local Adults 13, , Foreign Children 23 44, Foreign Adults , Total 19, , Altogether, there is an income of Rs Revenue From Filming Inside Forests Revenue eared from video filming inside the forest reserves managed by the department was amounted to Rs. 386,