PT MIP recovery plan progress: activity update November 2024 - May 2025

Between November 2024 and May 2025, Yayasan Hylobates Awara (Yahywa) continued to accompany the environmental recovery programme run by PT Mulia Inti Perkasa (PT MIP). During this period, many activities were carried out, focusing not only on ecological aspects but also on actively involving the community, especially the Long Ayap Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD).

Work inside the concession focused on the early stages of ecosystem recovery, including surveying mother trees, mapping planting areas, and collecting wildlings and tree seeds. In March 2025, the first phase of planting was completed with 35 tree seedlings, including meranti, durian and rambutan maritam. Fieldwork faced challenges such as heavy rainfall and limited access, but with adjusted methods the planting went well. At the end of May, the nursery held 1,852 live seedlings.

Meanwhile, the work in Kampung Long Ayap with LPHD Long Ayap focused on strengthening institutional capacity and community skills. Over the past six months, four thematic training sessions have taken place. They began in February 2025 with training in organisational management and spatial skills using the Avenza and Timestamp apps, in cooperation with KPHP Berau Barat. Then in May 2025, together with the Department of Food Crops, Horticulture and Livestock, training was held on making organic fertiliser and on plant propagation techniques such as budding and top grafting. The training was supported with practical equipment such as a chopper machine, an electric sprayer and durian seedlings, so that participants could put what they learned into practice straight away. The community's strong enthusiasm shows that these activities meet a real need in managing the resources around them. This partnership shows that environmental recovery is not the work of one party alone, but needs cross-sector cooperation and long-term commitment to bring about change.