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Trees, Resilience and Livelihood Recovery in the Tsunami-affected Coastal Zone of Aceh and North Sumatra (Indonesia)

Rebuilding Green Infrastructure with Trees People Want

Post-Tsunami call for coastal protection forest has been quick and loud, as presence of trees could certainly have reduced loss of human lives. Coastal zone management has to provide environmental protection and meet economic targets of livelihood options. Even before the Tsunami 40-60% of the economy of West Aceh and Nias depended on tree crops. Trees planted by coastal zone farmers with economic value are more likely to survive and provide environmental services, than trees planted in externally-led reforestation programs. A focus on the type of trees and the way they will be managed is a key to the success of coastal zone management.

With financial support from EU (under EU-ASIA PRO ECO II B Post-Tsunami Programme), ICRAF and its partners have initiated a project (ReGrIn) in order to rebuild green infrastructure as a system of diverse trees in the coastal landscape fulfilling environmental protection and production functions with trees people want. This can also enhance the resilience of livelihoods through improved market links for tree products.

Sharing Knowledge Workshop on 30 November 2006.
ReGrIn has contributed in Resilience, Rights and Resources: Two years of recovery from the Tsunami in the 
Coastal zone of Aceh (Indonesia) - sharing knowledge workshop  on 30 November 2006. The workshop was organized by ICRAF under Integrated Natural Resources Management and Livelihood Paradigms in Recovery from the Tsunami in Aceh/ Nias program. ReGrIn team from ICRAF, LRPI and ISRI have presented research studies in West Aceh for Rebuilding the Green Infrastructure, and also provided some bulletins. 
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Nias Trip on 12-18 March 2006.
In Nias culture, there is a “Lompat Batu” (jumping stone) attraction with using 2.25 m height of stone. Jumping stone attraction is a symbol for a man who achieved adult physiology and ready get to marriage. To height the stone should be jumped to high the ability of man on managing of new family. In this paper, the jumping stone attraction as a symbol for the tree based farming systems that managed traditionally by local community which needs improving on management and marketing for local community livelihood enhancement.
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Joint Trip Report to Meulaboh on 8-18 March 2006.
This field visit to Meulaboh is targeted to assess the potential sites and beneficiaries for the next ReGrin actions. Information gather during the visit is then discussed among the team (ICRAF, LRPI, ISRI, Field staff) in order to decide zones, sites (village level), and plan for the actions, according to the work plan established previously in Bogor, with the full team.
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