JABAR - The West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov) is moving quickly to reforest or replant trees on post-conflict land some time ago in the Malabar Tea Garden area, Pangalengan, Bandung.
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said that reforestation was not just a symbolic activity, but a form of commitment by the local government to restore the ecological functions of the area and improve land management patterns.
"This planting is not just symbolic. So, the activities carried out by PTPN and the Provincial Plantation Service should not be limited to here. The management pattern must change, and most importantly, the people must not be harmed," said Dedi in Bandung, Tuesday, quoted by Antara.
Dedi emphasized that similar land conflict events should not be repeated later, so a thorough investigation of the main actors involved is needed.
"I hope that the handling does not stop at the kuli perpetrator. Who is the actual main actor must be known. But of course everything still depends on the existing evidence," said Dedi.
Meanwhile, the Manager of PT Perkebunan Nusantara I (PTPN) Regional 2 Rismanto expressed full support for the activity by reforesting the land that had been converted.
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Meanwhile, the Manager of PT Perkebunan Nusantara I (PTPN) Regional 2 Rismanto expressed full support for the activity by reforesting the land that had been converted.
"In accordance with the determination of the Governor, we will return the function of the land and we are ready to work together so that the conservation of this land can be returned to its original state," he said.
The types of plants planted in the reforestation are tea, kina, and coffee, which are annual commodities and can help absorb water in the slope area.
He also conveyed that out of a total of almost 6,000 hectares of land managed by PTPN I Regional 2, about 1,500 hectares have undergone land function changes.
This condition has an impact on increasing surface water runoff and river silting, so that reforestation efforts are considered important as a preventive measure for disasters that cost much more if not handled early.
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