Your participation through the CSR Report 2011 questionnaire is linked with supporting the park.
Please read the CSR Report and then complete and send in the questionnaire. The Seven & i Group will conduct tree-planting activities in the park , according to the number of questionnaires that we receive. By planting trees that bear fruit, such as avocado trees, the local people can earn money by harvesting and selling the crops that they yield. Your participation is therefore linked to supporting the lives of the local citizens and at the same to supporting forest conservation.
*This program was finished at the end of February 2012.
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Seven & i Holdings is a donor to the REDD (Deforestatioin and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries) + project at Meru Betiri National Park (58,000 hectares) in Indonesia.
The project started in 2010 and a CSR Department staff member visited Meru Betiri in June 2010 and April 2011.
Views of the park
 A Signboard at the park entrance lists all the project paticipants-Meru Betiri National Park, MInistry of Forestry, Seven & i Holdings, Latin(NGO) and ITTO
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Report
Report of first visit in June 2010
Click here to see further details about the project and first visit in June 2010
Report of second visit in April 2011
Environmental education for Elementary school students
Early education for the young generation is an important part of improving the residents' awarenes of forest sustainability. LATIN staff teach elementary school students the importance of the forest and the environment through fun games, to help their understanding (1). The staff and community leaders show the students how to make seedlings, and they plant trees in the school backyard together (2). By planting trees that bear fruit, such as avocado trees, the students can earn money by selling the crops at local markets, and the money is used for school activity. In this way they can learn that making a profit and conserving the forest are not mutually exclusive activities.
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Carbon accounting assessment activity
We visited PSP (permanent sample plots) No. 30 point to watch a carbon accounting assessment carried out by the local community who had been trained for carbon accounting and LATIN. The Carbon pool assessment includes measurement of the above ground biomass, undergrowth, litter, necromass and soil (1). We also attended a biodiversity assessment to observe the endemic species of Rafflesia sp., a flora icon for the Park (2).
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Meeting with community leaders
Discussion were held between the local community and Meru Betiri National park representatives in Andongrejo towards reaching an agreement regarding conservation activities, particularly in the rehabilitation zone within the park. These initial discussions involved only one farmer group. Further meetings will be held in the future before finalizing a MoU.
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Second project steering committee meeting
Most project steering committee members or their representative attended: Seven & i CSR staff member, ITTO project manager, FORDA (Forestry Research and Development Agency) Secretariat, Meru Betiri National Park, LATIN, Local Government representative from Jember, Brawijaya University, primary collaborating agencies, and representative from the Japan Embassy.
The participants shared information about the progress of various activities including the establishment of a partnership activity, the results of MRV (measurable, reportable and verifiable) training, the results of a remote sensing analysis conducted by Jember University and FORDA, and the establishment of a baseline/reference level.
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