Photo: Korintiga Hutani (KTH) set in soil 1,240 trees along the buffer zone of Satai River, Central Kalimantan for “We Harvest, We Restore Nature”, an event celebrating Indonesia Tree Planting Day
CENTRAL KALIMANTAN – In honor of the annual Indonesia Tree Planting Day, Korintiga Hutani (KTH) set in soil 1,240 trees within a protected site along the buffer zone of Satai River, North Arut Subdistrict in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan.
This year’s celebration highlighted restoration efforts on protected woodlands, said KTH’s director Hironobu Abe. Trees planted in the “We Harvest, We Restore Nature” event will be preserved as part of KTH’s commitment to environmental conservation.
“We hope to see this activity continue annually as we work on returning rehabilitated lands to their original state in protected zones within our concessions.”
“We Harvest, We Restore Nature” underscores the necessity for restoration work and collaboration in ensuring ecological protection, said KTH’s deputy general manager Rais Sugito. “Restoring protected sites is a shared responsibility that calls for teamwork among private companies, local communities, and other stakeholders,” Sugito said.
The Shorea genus, durian, and tampoi were part of the sown varieties and selected for their ecological value. KTH’s Supervision Department leader, Karyadi, dubbed the tree-planting event “the first sustainable step to conservation area protection”. “It’s the first to be held in a state-designated conservation area and in celebration of Indonesia Tree Planting Day. We hope this could be a start of ongoing rehabilitation efforts that go beyond planting trees,” Karyadi said.
Also involved in the activity were Pangkalan Bun Public Vocational High students, who currently intern at KTH to gain knowledge on planting techniques, endemic trees, and environmental rehabilitation initiatives
Future mass planting sessions are expected to involve local people and other stakeholders in nature preservation (including protected area preservation). In this activity, KTH teamed up with Pangkalan Bun Public Vocational High students, who now intern at the company. The event offered a chance to amass knowledge on planting methods, endemic trees, and environmental rehabilitation initiatives.
For next year’s celebrations, KTH sets even bigger targets: 1,085 hectares and 434,000 saplings. This goal demonstrates a commitment to improving preservation actions. All in all, tree-planting cements KTH’s contribution to environmental preservation and shows its promise to keep Central Kalimantan’s ecosystems healthy. (PR)