JAKARTA - The commitment of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) and all its business entities in carrying out business and operations in a sustainable manner, is consistently carried out, one of which is through post-mining land management. PT Solusi Bangun Andalas, one of the GIS business units operating in Aceh, until June 2025, has carried out a reclamation of 32.43 hectares with 13,424 tree trunks planting to restore its function as a place of life for biodiversity.
The post-mining land of PT Solusi Bangun Andalas, which is located in Lhoknga District, Aceh Besar, has now been dedicated as a conservation area that houses a variety of flora, and functions as an absorptive of carbon emissions and oxygen producers. Currently, there are 9 types of flora that have optimal ability to absorb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including trambesi, centon, teak, cypress, small leaf mahoni, juga, rambutan, pinang, and mango.
In addition to various flora, PT Solusi Bangun Andalas post-mining land is also a natural habitat for 26 types of wildlife consisting of 21 types of mammals, four types of birds, and one type of reptile. In fact, several important types of wild animals were found such as linsang, muncak deer, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran forest dogs, gold cats, peusing pangolins, and gray tutungs.
PT Solusi Bangun Andalas also planted 4,950 mangroves on the river coast located around the mining environment, precisely on the coast of the Krueng Raba River, Lampaya Village, Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, with a land area of 1.25 hectares. ecologically, mangroves function as absorbers of carbon emissions and large oxygen producers, thus becoming a potential coastal resource in global warming mitigation efforts. Mangrove planting itself is carried out by involving environmental NGOs and local community groups.
SIG Corporate Secretary, Vita Mahreyni said, as part of the GIS Group, PT Solusi Bangun Andalas has realized its commitment to carrying out sustainable mining by arranging, restoring, and improving the quality of the environment and ecosystem so that it can function again according to its designation. This is in line with the GIS sustainability initiative as regulated in the GIS Sustainability Road Map 2030.
"Protected biodiversity in a sustainable environment plays an important role in maintaining the balance of natural ecosystems, and increasing its carrying capacity for the sustainability of human life. GIS appreciates PT Solusi Bangun Andalas for the environmental management initiative that led him to win the 2024 Golden PROPER award from the Ministry of Environment (KLH)," said Vita Mahreyni, in her statement, Monday, August 4.
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Vita Mahreyni added, until 2024 SIG has reclaimed 507.91 hectares of post-mining land in all mining areas managed by the Company through its subsidiaries and business units, including Tuban Factory GIS, PT Semen Gresik in Rembang, PT Semen Padang, PT Semen Tonasa, PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk in Narogong, Cilacap, and Tuban, PT Solusi Bangun Andalas in Lhoknga, and PT Semen Baturaja Tbk.
The post-mining land reclamation through tree planting is a form ofIG responsibility in environmental conservation and protection of biodiversity to provide added value for all stakeholders. SIG is committed to carrying out good environmental management to maximize its benefits in a sustainable manner," said Vita Mahreyni.
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