Lemmanis Village Forest (HD) in Sepakat Jaya Village, Nanga Tayap Subdistrict, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan Province, received a Village Forest Management Rights (HPHD) permit through the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 1538/MENLHK-PSKL/PLPS/PSL.0/3/2021, dated March 30, 2021, covering an area of 6,967 hectares.
Lemmanis Village Forest is managed by the Lemmanis Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD Lemmanis) in accordance with Sepakat Jaya Village Regulation Number 2 of 2019 concerning the establishment of the Lemmanis Village Forest Institution. The community-based forest conservation program (based on local wisdom) in Lemmanis Village Forest, Sepakat Jaya Village, is a collaboration between Community Forest Ecosystem Services (CFES) and LPHD Lemmanis, with support from PT. Dharma Satya Nusantara Group (DSNG).
The objectives of the program are to:
- Encourage and support the sustainable, community-based management of high biodiversity value forests in Indonesia to secure long-term climate, livelihood, ecosystem services, and cultural benefits for communities, while also preserving the intrinsic value and importance of forests as habitats for threatened and endangered species.
- Protect the Village Forest area from deforestation and forest degradation.
- Rehabilitate forest areas in open or degraded lands that require replanting.
- Improve the welfare of the Sepakat Jaya community, among other ways through the sustainable use of non-timber forest products.
- Build and strengthen partnership capacities to support sustainable, community-based forest management (grounded in local wisdom) and community-based biodiversity conservation in Indonesia.
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Focus Group Discussion on Village Forest Area Management
Sepakat Jaya Village, October 2, 2023 – The Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) Lemmanis held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on the zoning and structuring of the village forest area at the Sepakat Jaya Village Office. Relevant stakeholders attending the FGD included local government, the South Ketapang Forest Management Unit (UPT KPH), CFES, and the local community. The FGD aimed to ra...
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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...
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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...
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