Implementasi Hutan Terpadu dan Keanekaragaman Hayati FIFGROUP Berbasis Kolaborasi Komunitas Lokal

Abstract

The FIFGROUP Integrated Forest & Biodiversity Initiatives is a sustainability program developed to support corporate decarbonization, biodiversity conservation—particularly of the Javan Slow Loris (Nycticebus javanicus)—and community economic resilience through multi-stakeholder partnerships. The program seeks to build a social-forestry model that integrates agroforestry and measurable biodiversity monitoring, enabling contributions to emission reduction while strengthening social benefits for forest-adjacent communities. Program design was informed by internal–external analysis, double-materiality assessment, and alignment with the Financial Services Authority’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Astra 2030 Sustainability Aspirations. Implementation consisted of four stages: 1) pre-conditions, including permitting, focus group discussions, site selection, and formation of a technical team; 2) technical preparation through seedling production, acclimatization, wildlife survey training, and development of monitoring protocols; 3) field implementation involving the planting of 30,000 seedlings across 26 hectares of the Jayamekar Forest, support for the management of Karacak Valley Ecotourism Forest, and non-invasive surveys of the Javan Slow Loris; and 4) monitoring through tree censuses, carbon measurements, and biodiversity data validation. The program resulted in formal collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, BKSDA, Perhutani, IPB University, and SMKN 4 Garut; the establishment of biodiversity baselines; increased participation of 130 local farmers and residents; and a seedling survival rate of 95%. The identification of eight individuals of the Javan Slow Loris provides a scientific foundation for subsequent conservation planning. Overall, the study shows that a social-forestry approach grounded in agroforestry and biodiversity monitoring can deliver measurable environmental outcomes and strengthen corporate readiness for sustainable finance practices.