Past and present activities in conservation, utilization and management of forest resources are shown in Table 6.
Table 6. Past and present activities in conservation, utilization and management of forest resources
|
Nature |
Location |
Agency |
Date |
|
Inventories of the rainforests
|
New Caledonia (253000 ha) |
CIRAD Forêt |
1973-74 |
|
Northern Province (29238 ha) |
CIRAD Forêt |
1986-98 |
|
|
Southern Province (28194 ha) |
CIRAD Forêt |
|
|
|
Loyalty Islands Province (25813 ha) |
CIRAD Forêt |
|
|
|
Production of local and exotic seedlings (several millions) |
Nurseries |
CIRAD; Forest Service |
1956-98 |
|
Research on the germination, collection and storage of seeds (36 species) |
Nouméa; Port Laguerre (South) |
CIRAD; ORSTOM |
1982-85 |
|
Census of trees and plants in conservation areas and forests |
5 sites in Northern Province (Pindal, Panié, Ouate, Aoupinié,
Néoua) |
Maruia Society (New Zeland) |
1996 |
|
Seed orchards of Pinus caribaea |
In south: P. caribaea (La Foa); A. lanceolata (Paita, Ouénarou);
A. moorei (Champ de Bataille) |
CIRAD |
1993-96 |
|
Researches and trials on the growth and dynamics of several major forests
species in their own habitats (Acacia spirorbis, Agathis lanceolata,
A. corbassonii, A. moorei, Araucaria columnaris,
A. montana, Arillastrum gummiferum, Calophyllum caledonicum,
Kermadecia sinuata, Montrouziera cauliflora) |
New Caledonia |
CIRAD; Forest Service |
Since 1981 |
|
Plantations ex situ of several major forest species (Acacia
spirorbis, Agathis lanceolata, A. moorei, A. ovata,
Albizzia lebbeck, Araucaria columnaris, Arillastrum gummiferum,
Calophyllum caledonicum, Casuarina collina, Elaeocarpus
angustilolius, Eucalyptus sp., Geissois racemosa, Intsia
bijuga, Kermadecia sinuata, Montrouziera cauliflora,
Pinus caribaea, Samanea saman, Santalum austrocaledonicum) |
New Caledonia |
CIRAD; Forest Service |
Since 1959 |
|
Firebreaks in and around some plantations and maquis on flat lands |
Pindal, Nehoue, Ouenarou, etc. |
Forest Service |
Since 1974 |
|
Conservation of mature and phenotypic trees in the logged forests (Agathis
lanceolata, A. moorei, A. corbassonii, Araucaria
columnaris, Calophyllum caledonicum, Crossistylis multiflora,
Kermadecia sinuata, Montrouziera cauliflora) |
New Caledonia |
Forest Service |
Since 1956 |
|
Fence construction around some plantations and sclerophyllous patches,
against deer, cattle or wild pigs |
Poya (Southern Province) |
Forest service + landowner |
Since 1994 |
|
Genetic selection and improvement of Pinus caribaea |
New Caledonia |
CIRAD |
Since 1973 |
|
Studies on the technology of the major local timbers (ca 25 species) |
New Caledonia + France |
CIRAD; Local timbers promotion centre (CPBL) |
1976-1992 |
