Press Release

 One of the fostered villages of PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk or PTBA, namely Pagar Dewa Village, District of Tanjung Agung, Muara Enim, South Sumatra, was awarded the 

Climate Village Program or Proklim 2016 from the Ministry of Environment and Forests Indonesia (KLHK).

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya said Proklim is a program of KLHK to implement and mitigate or reduce the challenges and costs in the face of climate 

change on the front line, from the family and the circle of the Neighborhood Region (RT) to the village.

"But unfortunately only few are applying Proklim, it’s about 290 villages. Even the total of villages in Indonesia more than 70 thousand villages, "said Siti Nurbaya 

at the peak of Climate Change Week 2016 in Jakarta, some time ago.

According to Siti Nurbaya, although carried out by each family in the village or village level seem small, but it has a major impact on national climate resilience.

Minister of LHK hope, the future, Proklim can be increased both in quantity and quality, especially given the support of the international community over the issue of 

climate, energy, and the environment is very large.

"For the period 2011-2020 is already available funds reached US $ 1 billion from USAID (United States Agency for International Development)," he said.

Assistant environmental Development Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) PTBA Gito Prawoto expressing gratitude for the accomplishments achieved by Pagar 

Dewa

According to him, the award was a manifestation of the hard work of the entire community of Pagar Dewa Village, due to be the hometown of climate should be able to 

meet many of the criteria relating to the environment, among others, has Watershed (DAS), the regulations local customs that follow, the source of treated water, 

forests are maintained, the absence of forest fires, and the people who care about the environment.

Head of Pagar Dewa Village Firdaus thanked to PTBA, which already foster and help organize all the facilities needed to Pagar Dewa.

"Alhamdulillah, with the help and foster that has been given it has delivered our village received awards Proklim from KLHK," said Firdaus.