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    "data": {
        "id": 1685728,
        "msgid": "pomi-enhances-community-capacity-to-manage-community-forests-in-situbondo-1776513049",
        "date": "2026-04-18 18:25:52",
        "title": "POMI enhances community capacity to manage community forests in Situbondo",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "PT Paiton Operation & Maintenance Indonesia (POMI) is bolstering community capabilities in managing community forests in Selobanteng Village, Situbondo Regency, East Java, through a long-term environmental programme focused on protecting water sources and preserving biodiversity. In collaboration with Universitas Negeri Malang, POMI conducts annual monitoring and evaluation to ensure the initiative's effectiveness, which has been running since 2009 and supports sustainable forest management. The programme highlights the village's rich biodiversity, with 66 plant species recorded, underscoring the importance of community and governmental commitment to environmental conservation.",
        "content": "<p>Situbondo (ANTARA) - PT Paiton Operation &amp; Maintenance Indonesia\n(PT POMI) is ensuring the sustainability of its environmental programme\nby enhancing community capacity in managing community forests in\nSelobanteng Village, Situbondo Regency, East Java. Head of Human\nCapital, Facility and Community (HCFC) at PT POMI\/Paiton Energy, Rochman\nHidayat, stated that the Strengthening Strategy and Collaboration for\nCommunity Forest Management programme is conducted in partnership with\nUniversitas Negeri Malang (UM) for routine annual monitoring and\nevaluation. \u201cWe do not want the programme implemented in Selobanteng\nVillage to merely run its course. Therefore, we are collaborating with\nUM for annual monitoring,\u201d he said during the community\ncapacity-building event titled \u201cProtecting Water Sources, Preserving\nBiodiversity\u201d in Selobanteng Village, Banyuglugur Subdistrict,\nSitubondo, on Saturday. According to him, the environmental programme in\nthe westernmost village of Situbondo is designed to run long-term, not\ntemporarily, and to guarantee its effectiveness, routine annual\nmonitoring is carried out. Furthermore, Rochman added, the programme,\nwhich focuses on water source protection and conservation and has been\nrunning since 2009, not only aims to preserve the environment but is\nalso expected to enhance community capacity in independently managing\ncommunity forests. \u201cWe want the fathers and mothers present here to\nprovide input on its benefits, as this is a joint programme,\u201d he said in\nfront of dozens of local villagers. Meanwhile, an academic from\nUniversitas Negeri Malang, Prof Fatchur Rohman, appreciated the\nSelobanteng Village Government and local community for their commitment\nto preserving the environment. According to him, consistency towards the\nvillage and active participation from the local community are key to\nsuccessfully protecting the environment, as Selobanteng Village has\nextraordinary biodiversity wealth that must be maintained. \u201cWe\nappreciate the village head who has a strong commitment to preserving\nbiodiversity,\u201d said Prof Ong, his familiar nickname. Over the past\ndecade (2015-2025), entrusted by PT POMI to monitor the Water Protection\nand Biodiversity programme in Selobanteng Village, 66 plant species have\nbeen recorded in the village\u2019s community forest. \u201cThe plant diversity\nindex in Selobanteng is quite high, meaning the variety of plant types\nis diverse and the distribution of each type is also very good,\u201d said\nProf Ong. On that occasion, he conveyed that nature was created to meet\nhuman needs, and humans themselves have the responsibility to maintain\nthat order. \u201cThis nature was created for human needs, therefore let us\nprotect it together,\u201d stated Prof Ong.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pomi-enhances-community-capacity-to-manage-community-forests-in-situbondo-1776513049",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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