Selection of the Best Species for Restoration and Development of Sisangan Forest Park by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

In recent decades, plantation projects have increasingly developed in their importance in regard to environmental financial and social aspects which are introduced as a development index and main infrastructural activity internationally. one of the critical items is the selection of best species for plantation. This research based on the selection of best species for restoration and development of Sisangan forest park by Analytic Hierarchy Process. The park has an area of 591.65 ha that is in elevation of 26-125 m. In this study the criteria parametrs consist of soil conservation, resistance to pollution, wood production, resistance to biologic factors, resistance to anthropogenic factors,secondary production, resistance to flooding, soil fertility, and landscape. The species consist of oak, alder, bath tree, hornbeam, ash, elm, Caucasian walnut,populus, and maple. Then special sheets prepared for data analysis, were given to eight forestation experts. First the, criteria were compared with experts opinions. Results showed that the soil criteria had the highest score and industrial factors had the lowest score. finally the species such as maple, oak and ash were the best species for restoration and development of Sisangan forest park, respectively.