The silent
un-managed beauty forests park would be the sentence I conclude after this
holiday trips in Gunung Meja. Gunung Meja or in English we could say “table-mountain”
is a designated public forests park in the city of Manokwari through ministry
of forestry decree in 2012 cover an areas of 462,16 ha. Lays in the 100 - 210 m
above sea level the park provides the beautiful spot to enjoy all the city and
landscape of Manokwari that mostly developed bellow it. As a forests it is the
home of different types of trees, epiphytes, birds, orchids and insects. We
could easily found beautiful butterfly, wild flowers and orchids along the park
that for me is the place to taking a walks in the hot sunny days. Tree canopy
covers creates cool fresh air that people always feel in the primary untouched
forests. But yes it is not well managed so many the facilities have broken and
more sadly is the park is also become an alternative garbage spots for the people
around the park.
Major problem I
saw is there’s no clear management unit with its duties that managed the park
even though the legal decree has in place. It implicates to the situation
where: (1) all the building are completely broken, (2) trash everywhere, (3)
broken roads, (4) no sign, (5) no toilet, (6) no clear regulation, forbidden or
any other action to control the areas, (7) no guards that collecting enter fee,
(8) no walking track, (9) no wall that protects the park with its buffers area
and (10) not clear who own the park.
Despite of its complex management problems, from what I found in this park the complete picture of steady forests, is working function on climates/temperature regulatory, hydrology functions and the home of high threaten biodiversity in city. The waters that clean and fresh for example is flowing without stop even in the dry season. I met some students of UNIPA (I quest they are from Wamena-the central highland of Papua) in the stream while washing and taking a bath, there is medium size pipes that taking water to several houses in the borders of the parts. As I continued climbed the hill, I found carts rocks holding big trees above it and for me this is the great point to enjoy the city even though high canopy density. The diversity index is also high in term of tree species you can see in the park. Several high price timbers such Matoa (Pometia, sp) and Merbau (Instia, sp) can also easily be founded here. Moved to the northern part the robust stock of palm and pendants will welcome you with their long spicy green leave. Across the main roads beautiful wild flowers decorating the scene. And I think this made me confirmed the publication I got from Prof Charlie Heatubun et all (2008) about the diversity of flora and fauna in Gunung Meja. They said the parks has 101 species of timber species in almost dominated by Matoa family (Pometia Sp and has at least 15 species palm, bamboo and pandan.
Having a clear
management body with concrete action and duty in managing the parks seems like
the only solution to revitalizing the existence of park while maintaining the
major function on hydrology. Its requires a comprehensive attention, action and
intervention to makes the parks is benefits. Built this spot is convenient fresh and beautiful forests park for public should be agreed on common consensus. Emerging question now
is who should move first to mobilize other?
In this scenario I think Government should be in the frontline on powering all
stakeholder to move on. Papua State University (UNIPA) with plenty of forestry,
social, institutional and policy experts is the vital capital that the city
has to help the government and they partners in make the expectation become a reality.
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Sources, Max Tokede.
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