BOGOR – The development plan for Pondok Rajeg City Forest, Bogor, which was initiated by the Bogor Regency Government and Korindo Group has entered a new stage. This step was inaugurated through the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Trial Planting at Pondok Rajeg City Forest held at the Office of the Regional Development Planning, Research, and Development (Bappeda Litbang), Bogor Regency, Monday (13/9).
This agreement was officially signed by the Bogor Regency Government and Korindo Foundation, a division specialized in handling Korindo Group’s social contributions. Both parties were represented by the Deputy Chairperson of the Social and Environmental Responsibility Facilitation Team (TF-TJSL) Yusfitriadi, Section Head of Environmental Impact Prevention at Environmental Service Office (DLH) of Bogor Regency M. Haris and the General Secretary of Korindo Foundation Seo Jeongsik.
The trial planting aims to determine the level of suitability between the soil characteristics at the prospective location of Pondok Rajeg City Forest and the types of trees that will be planted, namely trembesi and sengon. The trial process will be carried out in an area of 2,700 square meters (m2) that had been cleared in late August by empowering the local community.
