Afforestation Project: Scope of Work

Making of Miyawaki Forest- Contract based End-to-End Services

GENERAL

SCOPE OF WORK

Work includes, but is not limited to, providing all consulting, project management services, on-site consultant support, software support for Heijunka (平準化)simulation, labour, materials, equipment, tools and facilities required to provide full professional afforestation services to establish a forest using Miyawaki Method:

In general the work includes

Afforestation consulting.
On Site Supervision of afforestation.
Procurement of all the material required for afforestation including saplings.
Physical making of the forest.
Project management and reporting.
Maintenance of the forest for first 2-3 years.
Growth monitoring and reporting.

Work

Afforestation Project management and Consulting Services:

Soil Survey
Soil Testing
Selection of biomass for soil conditioning based on soil strata.
Calculation of quantified biomass requirement for every 100 Sq Mtrs.
Quality inspection of the biomass ingredient material at source.
Native Species Survey
Native Species Database Development and Management
Assigning the forest type based on client’s requirement.
Selection of Species for forest plantation based on Soil Strata and conditioning.
Making of a quantified species list with fixed ratios for every 100 Sq Mtrs.
Quality, size and age inspection of Saplings to be used for afforestation.
Heijunka (平準化) Simulation for the arrangement of saplings on the afforestation mound for plantation.
Supply of Sapling Tags based on Heijunka Simulation.
On-site quality inspection of biomass mix prepration.
On-Site quality inspection of mound making parameters.
On-Site plantation supervision and project schedule management.
Selection of mulching material.
Quality inspection of mulching material at the source.
Obeya Setup for project management, project progress monitoring and KPI management for the forest growth and maintenance activity.

Afforestation Project Execution Services:

Procurement of biomass ingredients in standard packing.
Loading/Unloading and on-site storage of the biomass ingredients.
Saplings procurement from various sources.
Supply of earthmoving equipment and labour required for mound making.
Biomass mixing.
Mound making using earthmover and manual labour.
Plantation involving volunteers and labour.
Mulch procurement
Mulching and roping for mulch protection.

Forest Maintenance Management and Consulting Services:

Monthly growth monitoring using Height as KPI.
Monthly survival rate monitoring in percentage.
Updating KPIs in Obeya and the AFMS.
Generate monthly maintenance report using AFMS

Forest Maintenance Execution:

Regular watering as per the schedule.
Regular de-weeding as per the schedule.
Re-mulching as and when required.
Organic soil amender/pest protection spray as and when required.
Plant straightening using bamboo sticks as and when required.

Soil survey

Collection of 3 soil samples at 3 locations, Viz.: Surface, depth of 1 meter, depth of 3 meters.
Survey of soil strata. Study of the type of soil and rock content and type of rock. Collection of rock samples for hardness and mineral content check.
Pictures of the soil strata for future reference. (Pictures below related)

Soil Testing

Soil is tested for regular parameters of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium content; this is to determine the type and ratios of ingredients for biomass mix.
Cation exchange capacity (CEC) :CEC is the capacity of the soil to hold and exchange cations. It is a major controlling agent of stability of soil structure, nutrient availability for plant growth, soil pH and soil’s reaction to chemical fertilisers and other amendments.
Soil organic matter (SOM) : Carbon based materials of animal and plant origin, which are present in the soil in all stages of decomposition.

Sample Soil test report:

Parameters	Sample - 1	Sample – 2	Sample - 3
pH	6.06	6.14	6.23
EC	0.142	0.08	0.09
CEC	7	7	12
Exchangeable Sodium %age	3.2	2	3.8
Nitrogen [ppm]	285	357	268
Phosphorous [ppm]	15.9	23.29	29.53
Potassium [ppm]	214.5	268	178.6

Selection of Biomass:

Based on soil testing report appropriate biomass will be selected to be used for mixing into the soil. (Related pictures below)

Biomass calculation for every 100 Sq Mtrs. unit of afforestation:

Based on analysis of nutrition content in the biomass selected the quantity of biomass required in Kilograms is determined. Sample data below.

Biomass inspection at Supplier:

Before procurement it’s essential to ensure the quality of the biomass at supplier, due to seasonal factors biomass’s quality may differ greatly in different lots even from same source.

Native Species survey:

Native species of the area are to be determined by surveying a natural forest nearby or by recording the naturally growing species individually or in clusters.

Native Species Database:

All the species identified in the survey are recorded in the database of the native species of the project area. This database is the source of species list generated for each mound (afforestation unit of 100 Sq Mtrs.)

Sample database:

Assigning the forest type:

Based on the purpose which the forest has to solve the type of forest to be developed will be assigned. Few are the various type of customizations which can be made.

Natural Fruit forests.
Bird attracting.
Wild deciduous/evergreen.
Seasonal flowering forest especially for avenues.

Etc.

Selection of Species for Each mound:

Species are selected for plantation using the native species from the database based on their ability to penetrate in the soil strata of the mound and moisture retention capacity of the soil every 100 Sq Mtrs.

Assigning ratios to species:

Ratios are assigned to each species based on its individual characteristic and merit towards the forest of desired characteristics.

Saplings inspection at source:

Saplings will be inspected before moving to the site to ensure segregation, quality, health, height and age.

Heijunka (平準化)Simulation:

The procured saplings will be assigned planting positions on the mound using Heijunka Simulator software. Positions are assigned based on the synergistic integration of the species.

Sample list with plantation serial numbers assigned using the simulator software.

Saplings tagging based on Heijunka

All saplings will be tagged based on the Heijunka simulation and will be brought in order of plantation to the afforestation site.

Biomass mix preparation monitoring:

Ensuring the right quantities for the right mix.
Ensuring Segregation of impurities.
Ensure through mixing.

Mound preparation monitoring:

Ensuring the mound soil and biomass mixing.
Ensuring Mound digging depth.
Ensuring Mound’s surface softness.

Plantation supervision and schedule management.

Training the volunteers/labour for saplings handling and plantation.
Ensuring the plantation methodology followed on site.
Monitoring the afforestation schedule with Plan vs. Actual, reporting the delays for quick countermeasures.