Community in Nagari Simarasok funds forest care
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People from across Indonesia are financially supporting trees in the Nagari Simarasok forest, a 397-hectare area in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
After the Indonesian Forestry Minister formally recognised the community forest in July 2017, the Nagari Simarasok community developed a “foster tree” program to fund forest maintenance. The Lembaga Pengelola Hutan Nagari (LPHN) Simarasok, the forest management institution, partners with KKI Warsi to allow individuals and organisations to adopt specific trees and cover their upkeep costs.
Through the program, foster parents receive digital certificates and three yearly reports detailing the condition of their chosen tree. The LPHN tags each tree so adopters can identify it. People can select trees based on diameter, with costs ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 Indonesian Rupiah per year, depending on size. The lowest cost option, aimed at students, covers trees less than 40 centimetres in diameter.
The program allows people outside the village to participate in forest conservation, as most foster parents live elsewhere, like one person from Jambi province who sent a message thanking the community for their dedication.
