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    "data": {
        "id": 2035653,
        "msgid": "wehea-kelay-landscape-to-become-a-forestry-multi-business-pilot-site-1791892588",
        "date": "2026-10-13 18:15:08",
        "title": "Wehea-Kelay Landscape to Become a Forestry Multi-business Pilot Site",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Forestry has selected East Kalimantan\u2019s Wehea-Kelay landscape as a pilot site for sustainable forestry businesses, diversifying income beyond timber through agroforestry and environmental services such as carbon trading. The initiative brings together six natural-forest concession holders and partners across 14 villages, with aims to protect biodiversity and improve local livelihoods.",
        "content": "<p>Samarinda (ANTARA) \u2013 The Wehea-Kelay landscape in East Kalimantan has\nbeen selected by the Ministry of Forestry as a pilot site for\nimplementing Forestry Multi-business (MUK), with the aim of developing\nsustainable forest-based enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince becoming a pilot site on 6 October this year, we have\ncontinued to work with the government to strengthen biodiversity\nprotection and improve community welfare,\u201d said Herlina Hartanto,\nexecutive director of the Nusantara Nature Conservation Foundation\n(YKAN), speaking by phone from Samarinda on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The landscape is one of East Kalimantan\u2019s important forest areas,\nproviding a habitat for key wildlife species including orangutans,\ngibbons, sun bears, proboscis monkeys and hornbills.<\/p>\n<p>Through MUK, the government is encouraging forestry businesses to\ndiversify from their traditional reliance on timber by developing\nalternative sources of income, such as agroforestry and environmental\nservices, including carbon trading.<\/p>\n<p>Reliance on timber is considered insufficient to realise forests\u2019\nfull economic potential. In addition, high production costs and market\nprice pressures have left some concessions inactive, putting them at\nrisk of forest degradation, deforestation and land conversion.<\/p>\n<p>In Wehea-Kelay, YKAN, the East Kalimantan provincial government, the\nprivate sector, academics and local communities began developing the\nlandscape initiative in 2024 as a platform for collaboration on\nsustainable landscape management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix companies holding Natural Forest Utilisation Business Permits\n(PBPH-HA) have joined the initiative so far, which covers 14 villages,\u201d\nHerlina said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the Kalimantan landscape is now developing a forestry\nbusiness model combining timber products with regenerative agroforestry\nand environmental services.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wehea-kelay-landscape-to-become-a-forestry-multi-business-pilot-site-1791892588",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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