Press Release

Pelakat Village, Semende Darat Ulu District, Muara Enim Regency received the national level Program Kampung Iklim (Proklim) Lestari (Climate Village Program) award, the highest award as the best village in climate change adaptation and mitigation innovation in Indonesia, given by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).

The award was handed over directly by the Secretary General of KLHK Bambang Hendroyono to the Head of Pelakat Village, Kohapa, who was accompanied by the Head of Environmental Maintenance and Conservation of Muara Enim Regency, Khusnul Muassiroh.

Pelakat Village is one of the villages fostered by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program and the Partnership and Community Development program (PKBL) of PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA).

The Head of Pelakat Village, Kohapa, stated that he was happy and proud of this award, because this was the result of long efforts and cooperation of many parties.

"We have been following this since 2015; in order to meet the requirements we must also involve 10 surrounding hamlets to care about environmental issues, forest conservation, water and agriculture," he explained after the award presentation on Friday (October 23).

Together with PTBA, Pelakat Village conducts reforestation on an area of ​​more than 200 hectares, from training and coaching for coffee plantation businesses to watershed rehabilitation (DAS).

The Climate Village Program is a national program of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia to encourage active participation of the community and all parties to carry out local actions such as adaptation and mitigation efforts by increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Pelakat Village is considered to have increased adaptation and mitigation efforts and spread the activities to the 10 surrounding hamlets.

Apart from Pelakat Village, Muara Enim District also received 7 (seven) appreciations from the Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry in the form of major proklim certificates.

"Alhamdulillah – Praise to God, in accordance with our expectations, foster company like PTBA is very meaningful to continuously increasing the role of villages in developing environment preservation," said the Head of Environmental Maintenance and Conservation of Muara Enim Regency, Khusnul Muassiroh.