Sci 362 Prunus Tree Proposal

Proposal

The Prunus Africana tree is one of the keystone species of trees in the African Rainforest. It’s bark is also one of the best available herbal treatments for prostate enlargement and many other ailments. Since this tree’s bark has these amazing healing capabilities there is large demand for this tree bark in the global economy, however the tree is also a key part of the African Rainforest’s biodiversity, and local community’s method of treating their own illness. To meet demands on both sides of the need for the tree, we at the Kenyan Agroforestry Research Development Department will decide on provisions to ensure the best interests of Kenya, her people, and the Prunus Africana. The interested company of Colney & Pitts want to set up a manufacturing plant in the region, have ensured us the will be environmentally safe, and have set aside a budget of $300,000 to make provisions for their project to harvest the Prunus Africana.

Provisions for the Forest

We at the Kenyan Agroforestry Research Development Department propose methods to encourage the growth of the species and raise higher yields of product overtime for export. For every tree that is cut down, Colney & Pitts will plant two of the same tree in another forest that has been devastated by poachers, this measure will only cost $37,500. Colney & Pitts has also provisioned to use advanced farming techniques such as marcotting and sustainable harvesting at a combined cost of $90,000. Marcotting is a method of propagation in which the branches of the tree are induced to take root while still attached to the tree, then can be planted as its own tree. Sustainable harvesting remove bark only from opposite quarters from each tree, and will allow the tree to stay alive and regrow its bark, thus keeping the ecosystem intact. These techniques will be able to expand the population of trees in the forest, as well as available trees available for harvest. Colney & Pitts will also set aside $45,0000 of their budget to encourage farmers