Reviewing the Implementation of the Manjau Village Forest Program in Satong
Laman Satong Village, October 10, 2025 – PT Dharma Satya Nusantara (DSNG), together with Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES), conducted a field visit to Laman Satong Village, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan. This visit was part of a client engagement activity as well as a joint commitment to support the ongoing sustainability of the Manjau Village Forest (Hutan Desa/HD) management prog...
READ MORE >>14 October 2025
Multi-stakeholder Synergy Strengthens Social Forestry and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Schemes in Katingan District
Katingan Regency, August 14, 2025 – A workshop titled “Stakeholder Support for Social Forestry and Environmental Services” was held at the Office of Bappelitbangda Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday (14/8). This activity was organized by Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) in collaboration with LPHD Telaga, with support from the Government of Katingan Regency, the Prov...
READ MORE >>19 August 2025
JOINT STATEMENT - Indonesia Net Zero Summit 2025
Menjelang perundingan perubahan iklim COP-30 di Brasil, kami—masyarakat yang tergabung dalam Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025—menyerukan agar Indonesia memperkuat strategi dan aksi nyata dalam menghadapi krisis iklim, sekaligus memimpin upaya global untuk menjaga kenaikan suhu Bumi di bawah 1,5°C, sebagaimana yang disepakati dalam Persetujuan Paris, yang telah diratifikasi dalam UU No. 16 Tahu...
READ MORE >>26 July 2025
Strengthening Forest Conservation and the Welfare of Telaga Village Communities through Payment for Environmental Services (PES)
Telaga Village – On May 21, 2025, the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) funds were successfully distributed directly to the beneficiaries at the Village Hall of Telaga Village, Katingan, Central Kalimantan. These PES funds are compensation from Wilmar's RSPO RaCP scheme; the distribution was facilitated by Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) through a program that has been running...
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SMART Patrol Advanced Training: Data Optimization for Evidence-Based Forest Management
Bogor – Capacity Building Training was held from February 24–27, 2025, at Hotel Onih Bogor.This advanced training was designed for participants who previously attended the first phase of SMART Patrol training in July 2024, where they were introduced to the basics of using the SMART application. The activity aims to enhance the capacity of CFES field partners in utilizing SMART as an evidence-...
READ MORE >>03 March 2025
West Kalimantan Provincial Government and CFES Collaborate to Realize Sustainable Social Forestry
Pontianak – The Provincial Government of West Kalimantan and Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) have officially formed a partnership focused on sustainable community-based forest management and supporting forestry development programs, particularly the advancement of social forestry in West Kalimantan Province. This collaboration was formalized through the signing of a joint agreement...
READ MORE >>06 December 2024
The Potential and Challenges of Rattan in Indonesia
Indonesia is a country with enormous rattan potential, making it one of the world’s leading producers. With an annual production of around 690,000 tons of rattan, Indonesia supplies approximately 85% of the global rattan production.[1] This dominance is not only in quantity but also in quality. Indonesian rattan accounts for 80% of the global market supply, and in 2022, the export value of ratt...
READ MORE >>02 August 2024
Women's Group: Cinnamon Seedling Cultivation in Sustainable Agriculture
Social Forestry Business Groups (KUPS) have become an effective instrument in introducing natural resource management through sustainable agriculture, while simultaneously maintaining or improving environmental quality and natural resource conservation. Specifically, the Customary Forest Management Group (KPHA) Biang Sari in Pengasi Baru Village, Bukit Kerman Subdistrict, Kerinci Regency, through...
READ MORE >>10 July 2024
KUPS Harapan Baru: Promoting Community Economy in Sustainable Forest Management
Forests are valuable assets that provide various benefits for human life and the environment. Besides offering many advantages, forests also serve as a source of livelihood for communities living nearby. However, forest management often faces various challenges, such as conflicts between conservation interests and economic needs. Many efforts have been made to address these issues, one of which i...
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The Efforts of KUPS Harapan Baru in the Coffee Business
CFES together with the women of Durian Rambun Village are building new hope in the local product industry. With the goals of economic development, improving community welfare, sustainable environmental maintenance, and gender mainstreaming.Through the development of an ecosystem services payment program, it is expected that conservation activities and the economic needs of the village community c...
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Types of Conservation Forests in Indonesia
Types of Conservation Forests in Indonesia | cfes.id, Forests have diverse ecosystems with flora and fauna that are beneficial to human life. Indonesia is the country with the third largest tropical forest area in the world, after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ministry of Environment and Forestry, 2021). Therefore, conservation efforts are needed in Indonesia to preserve its fo...
READ MORE >>18 June 2024
Adaptation of the Local Community of Telaga Village in Improving Livelihoods
Telaga Village, located in Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, holds many stories about the lives of the local community. The village is situated on the banks of the Katingan River and is also surrounded by abundant forests. The village’s topography, dominated by river basins and encircled by forests, makes fishing and fish processing the main livelihoods in the village. Thus, the lo...
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Biodiversity Baseline – Lemmanis Village Forest
Lemmanis Village Forest (HD), located in Sepakat Jaya Village, Nanga Tayap District, West Kalimantan, is a lowland rainforest with high ecological value. This forest has a hilly topography with an altitude range of 50-450 meters above sea level and consists of two separate protected forests, namely the Batu Menangis Protected Forest (western block) and the Lembuding Protected Forest (eastern bloc...
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Social and Economic Baseline - Sepakat Jaya Village
Sepakat Jaya Village is administratively located in Nanga Tayap Subdistrict, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan Province, as established under Ketapang Regent Regulation No. 12 of 2009 concerning the formation of villages within Ketapang Regency. This regulation outlines the establishment of Sepakat Jaya Village as a derivative (expansion) village from Nanga Tayap Village. Sepakat Jaya Village con...
READ MORE >>23 April 2025
Identification of Non-Timber Forest Products – Laman Satong Village
Manjau Village Forest area, located in Laman Satong Village, Matan Hilir Utara Subdistrict, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, is divided into a conservation zone of 654 hectares and a utilization zone of 416 hectares. The identification of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Dusun Manjau, Laman Satong Village, includes sugar palm (Arenga pinnata), agarwood (Aquilaria sp.), bamboo, fruits, vege...
READ MORE >>29 August 2023
Biodiversity Baseline - Telaga Village Forest
Telaga Village Forest (HD) (± 2,758 ha) is located in the lowlands with a gentle topography (7-22 masl) and has an important position as a catchment area for the Kelaru River, which is part of the Katingan watershed. HD Telaga consists of secondary swamp forests (2,032.96 ha) and swamp shrubs (735.481 ha). The condition of HD Telaga can be categorized as good based on biodiversity. This is known...
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Social and Economic Baseline - Telaga Village
Telaga Village is located on the banks of the Katingan River, which is included in the regional administration of Kamipang District, Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan Province. Access to Telaga Village can only be reached using a water taxi or klotok transportation. Access to Telaga Village starts from Palangkaraya by car to the port in Kereng Pakahi, Jahanjang Village, for 3 hours and 30 minu...
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Biodiversity Survey - Laman Satong Village
Laman Satong Village Forest, located in Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, lies between Gunung Palung National Park and the Gunung Tarak Protected Forest (DAS) to the northwest, and two oil palm plantation concessions to the southeast. Situated in a lowland hilly area (at elevations below 100 meters above sea level), the village forest forms part of the Satong and Tolak river catchment area, whic...
READ MORE >>02 January 2021
Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Forests: LPHD Telaga and CFES Sign Cooperation Agreement on Distribution of Environmental Service Compensation Funds (PES Funds)
Telaga Village, January 17, 2025 – As a concrete step to support sustainable environmental preservation and local community empowerment, the Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) Telaga and Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. This agreement aims to implement the Environmental Services Reward Fund (PES Fund) distribution scheme, ...
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Committed to Protecting Forests, Triputra Agro Persada Collaborates with Panglima Pati Indigenous Forest Conservation, Jambi Province
MERANGIN – PT Triputra Agro Persada Tbk (IDX: TAPG), together with Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) and the Panglima Pati Customary Forest Management Institution (LPHA), officially inaugurated a long-term conservation program cooperation to support the management of the Panglima Pati Customary Forest in Air Liki Baru Village, Merangin Regency, Jambi, on Thursday (29/8/2024). This coll...
READ MORE >>02 September 2024
Inauguration of Long-Term Cooperation between the Lemmanis Village Forest Management Institution and PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk in the Sustainable Management of the Sepakat Jaya Village Forest
Desa Sepakat Jaya, April 22, 2024 – The Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) Lemmanis and PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) officially inaugurated a long-term collaboration for the management of the village forest (HD) in Desa Sepakat Jaya. The inauguration was opened by the Regent of Ketapang Regency, represented by Mr. Absalon, Expert Staff to the Regent for Community and Human Res...
READ MORE >>30 April 2024