Probolinggo, January 30, 2023 – PT Paiton Energy (PE) and PT Paiton Operation & Maintenance Indonesia (POMI) continue to play an active role in climate change mitigation. Recently, the Company collaborated with community groups in Kaliacar and Ranu Wurung villages, Gading District, Probolinggo Regency, East Java, to organize a tree planting activity involving 34,000 gamal trees.
This initiative is an integral part of a program aimed at preserving environmental sustainability and empowering communities through a social forestry program. The activity also serves as a celebration of World Tree Planting Day, which falls on January 10.
The main objective of the tree planting is the Company’s commitment to implementing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects. This is also to ensure that the Company contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly point 13, which includes action on climate change, and point 15, which aims to protect, restore and support terrestrial ecosystems.
Planting trees is one of the best ways to mitigate climate change because trees have a natural ability to absorb carbon emissions from the atmosphere in a relatively short period of time. Planting trees also has economic benefits for the surrounding community.
The selection of gamal trees as the focus for planting is based not only on ecological considerations, but also on economic ones. gamal trees provide dual benefits as guardians of forest sustainability and as a source of food, fodder and natural fuel.
The benefits of planting gamal trees include environmental conservation and forest sustainability, community economic development through the processing of gamal wood into wood pellet biomass, and the benefits of serving as livestock feed that can increase local agricultural productivity.
President Director of POMI, Sugiyanto said that the activity of planting 34,000 gamal trees is a mitigation of climate change as well as maintaining environmental sustainability and providing economic benefits through a social forestry program.
“Ultimately, it is hoped to provide long-term welfare benefits for the communities in Kaliacar Village and Ranu Wurung,” said Sugiyanto.
Chairman of the Alam Subur Farmer Group, Sudaryono said that in the spirit of mutual cooperation, the communities of Kaliacar Village and Ranu Wurung actively participated in the gamal tree planting activity. “The choice of gamal trees is not only based on ecological considerations but also on economic aspects as we believe that gamal trees will provide multiple benefits as guardians of forest sustainability and sources of food, fodder and natural fuel,” said Sudaryono.
Paiton Energy will continue to enhance its positive environmental impact through sustainable business practices and continuous environmental performance improvement initiatives. The Company synergizes its climate change management activities through the Paiton bErsiNERGY Program.
The Paiton bErsiNERGY program has also proven to be successfully implemented by the Company. Recently, PE-POMI won a prestigious award, the IndoAksi Mitigasi Perubahan Iklim, PE dan POMI Tanam 34.000 Pohon
Probolinggo, 30 Januari 2023 – PT Paiton Energy (PE) dan PT Paiton Operation & Maintenance Indonesia (POMI) terus berperan aktif dalam mitigasi perubahan iklim. Terkini Perusahaan bekerja sama dengan kelompok masyarakat Desa Kaliacar dan Ranu Wurung, Kecamatan Gading, Kabupaten Probolinggo, Jawa Timur, menyelenggarakan kegiatan penanaman 34.000 pohon gamal.
Inisiatif ini merupakan bagian integral dari program menjaga kelestariaan lingkungan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui skema perhutanan sosial. Kegiatan tersebut juga sekaligus merupakan perayaan Hari Menanam Pohon Sedunia yang jatuh pada 10 Januari.
Tujuan utama dari penanaman pohon adalah komitmen Perusahaan terhadap penerapan aspek Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). Hal ini juga agar Perusahaan berkontribusi terhadap Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (SDG’s) poin 13 yaitu pengambilan aksi dalam penanganan perubahan iklim, serta poin 15 melindungi, memulihkan, dan mendukung ekosistem daratan.
Penanaman pohon menjadi salah satu pilihan terbaik untuk mitigasi perubahan iklim karena pepohonan memiliki kemampuan alamiah untuk menyerap konsentrasi emisi karbon di atmosfer dalam durasi relatif singkat. Selain itu, penanaman pohon juga berdampak bagi ekonomi masyarakat sekitarnya.
Pemilihan pohon gamal sebagai fokus penanaman tidak hanya didasarkan pada pertimbangan ekologis, tetapi juga aspek ekonomis. Pohon gamal memiliki manfaat ganda sebagai penjaga kelestarian hutan dan sumber pangan, pakan ternak, serta bahan bakar alami.
Manfaat dari penanaman pohon gamal antara lain melibatkan pemeliharaan lingkungan dan kelestarian hutan, ekonomi masyarakat melalui pengolahan kayu gamal menjadi wood pellet biomass, serta manfaat sebagai pakan ternak yang dapat meningkatkan produktivitas peternakan lokal.
Presiden Direktur POMI, Sugiyanto mengatakan kegiatan penanaman 34.000 pohon gamal ini sebagai mitigasi perubahan iklim sekaligus menjaga kelestarian lingkungan dan memberikan manfaat ekonomi melalui skema perhutanan sosial.
“Pada akhirnya diharapkan dapat memberikan manfaat kesejahteraan secara jangka Panjang bagi masyarakat di Desa Kaliacar dan Ranu Wurung,” kata Sugiyanto.
Ketua Kelompok Tani Alam Subur, Sudaryono mengatakan dalam semangat gotong-royong, masyarakat Desa Kaliacar dan Ranu Wurung berpartisipasi aktif dalam kegiatan penanaman pohon gamal. “Pemilihan pohon gamal tidak hanya didasarkan pada pertimbangan ekologis tetapi juga aspek ekonomis, karena kami percaya bahwa pohon gamal akan memberikan manfaat ganda sebagai penjaga kelestarian hutan dan sumber pangan, pakan ternak, serta bahan bakar alami,” kata Sudaryono.
Dalam hal ini Paiton Energy akan terus berupaya meningkatkan dampak positif terhadap lingkungan melalui praktik bisnis yang berkelanjutan dan inisiatif peningkatan kinerja lingkungan yang berkelanjutan. Perusahaan mensinergikan kegiatan penanganan perubahan iklim melalui Program Paiton bErsiNERGY.
Program Paiton bErsiNERGY juga terbukti sudah berhasil dijalankan oleh Perusahaan. Baru-baru ini PE–POMI memenangkan penghargaan bergengsi, yaitu Indonesia Green Awards 2024 pada 17 Januari 2024 di Jakarta atas keberhasilan program “Popok ke Pot” (Dari Limbah Menjadi yang Terbaik). Penghargaan ini merupakan bukti nyata bahwa upaya PE-POMI dalam menjaga keberlanjutan lingkungan dan memberdayakan masyarakat tidak hanya memiliki dampak positif secara lokal tetapi juga diakui dan dihargai secara luas.
Paiton Energy telah melaksanakan program CSR sejak tahun 2000 yang dirancang setiap tahun, dan dipantau oleh Komite Pengembangan Masyarakat. Program dikategorikan dalam tiga fokus yaitu mendukung keberlanjutan Perusahaan (pembangkit), keberlanjutan sosial ekonomi, serta keberlanjutan energi dan lingkungan.
nesia Green Awards 2024 on January 17, 2024 in Jakarta for the success of the “Popok ke Pot” program (From Waste to the Best). This award is concrete proof that PE-POMI’s efforts in maintaining environmental sustainability and empowering the community not only have a positive impact locally but are also widely recognized and appreciated.
Paiton Energy has implemented its CSR program since 2000 which was designed annually and monitored by the Community Development Committee. The programs are categorized into three focuses, namely supporting the sustainability of Companies (power plant), socio-economic sustainability, and energy and environmental sustainability.
