Contribution of Sumalindo Company: In Managing Forest Resources with Local Communities: Mahakam Ulu-East Kalimantan

Abstract

The role of HPH (Forest Logging Concession) in developing rural communities is very significant. SLJ (Sumalindo Lestari Jaya) as HPH company has an important contribution in empowering local communities, especially in opening land transportation in the interior and helping to build agriculture and gardens. The existence of Sumalindo company participates in developing forest resource management with local communities, among others, increasing livelihoods, maintaining and developing biodiversity conservation and maintaining climate change. These efforts are in accordance with the regulations of the KLHK (Ministry of Environment and Forestry), that every HPH holder is required (mandatory) to obtain a certificate of "PHAPL" (Sustainable Production Natural Forest Management) and an "eco label" from the Indonesian Eco Label Institute. Besides, it is recommended that the holders of HPH concessions and HTI (Industrial Timber Plantations) have an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate from the EU (European Union), and must meet three indicator elements, namely economic, social and ecological in SFM (Sustainable Forest Management).This article examines three critical questions that show the role of Sumalindo Company in economic, ecological and social development and managing forest resources with the community as follows: (1) The role of Sumalindo company contributes to the development of road infrastructure in the interior; (2) The role of Sumalindo in improving livelihoods and economic and social empowerment of local communities; (3) The role of Sumalindo with local communities in managing forest resources, including maintaining and developing biodiversity conservation and maintaining climate change.