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New Flash: Holcim develops educational forest
JAKARTA: Cement producer Holcim, in collaboration with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, has jointly developed Holcim Educational Forest (HEF), a rehabilitated former mine site covering some 60 hectares of land in Cibadak, Sukabumi, West Java
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AKARTA: Cement producer Holcim, in collaboration with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, has jointly developed Holcim Educational Forest (HEF), a rehabilitated former mine site covering some 60 hectares of land in Cibadak, Sukabumi, West Java.
Holcim started operating a mine at this site in Cibadak in 1975, and in 2011, the land was converted into an educational forest.
The educational forest is the company's solution for sustainability at the former mine site, which will benefit the local community. 'HEF is expected to serve as a model and reference for post-mining reclamation and rehabilitation, to achieve a balanced sustainable environment at a former mine.
'Trees planted on the site have been selected to suit the character of the land and the local climate.
'The education forest will also serve as a place for research and education and for people's empowerment,' Holcim said in a press release.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Holcim and IPB's School of Forestry, the educational forest will be jointly managed by Holcim and the faculty.
