TSE Group representatives and Boven Digoel 3 Public Vocational High take a photo in the school yard
BOVEN DIGOEL – Indonesia is one of the world’s most megadiverse countries, with many plant and animal varieties exclusive to this region. Yet, it has its fair share of threats to this biodiversity.
Human intervention, such as illegal land use changes and unsustainable extraction of resources (e.g. exploitation of animals, plants, and other organisms that leads to their demise), has brought on the decline of local flora and fauna.
As an oil palm plantation operator in the Birds-of-Paradise Land, Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group takes a number of strategic initiatives to maintain ecological balance. These efforts include inviting the younger generation into taking part in biodiversity conservation.
The company is working hard to promote habitat preservation through various opportunities, like local school visits.
“[Making] the youth well-versed in environmental protection” was an event held for agribusiness, agrotechnology, and management students at SMK Negeri 3 Boven Digoel (Boven Digoel 3 Public Vocational High) in Getentiri Subvillage, Jair District, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua on Friday (3/1).
“Birds-of-paradise, cassowaries, black-capped lories, strawberry finches, tree kangaroos (including Doria’s tree kangaroos), and agarwood trees are endemic or rare species that are the most widespread in Boven Digoel, South Papua. It is our duty to ensure these natural treasures survive,” said TSE Group’s ISPO assistant manager Raja Surya Pangestu Aritonang at the campaign.
The class looks excited throughout the environmental preservation campaign brought by the company’s ISPO staff
Students get down to plant saplings around the school yard as part of flora conservation efforts
In the final segment of the event, both company staff and school members set in soil mango and rambutan saplings in the school yard. By doing this, the company hoped to get kids into conservation growing up.
Ethinol Feroan, a student, was “happy to join” for the campaign helped broaden knowledge and raise the importance of Papuan biodiversity protection for life sustainability.
Biodiversity is central to the lives of mankind. We must always keep it safe so the ecosystem remains stable.
TSE Group stands firm on its commitment to practicing sustainable oil palm governance. To strengthen such commitment, it puts out innovations in the form of strategic initiatives that prioritize environmental and social responsibilities (which also promote the Sustainable Development Goals). (PR)
