PT Pertamina, through its commitment to the environment and local communities has funded the planting of 10.067 trees in Semarang and Kendal Central Java. 61 local farmers will commit their land for this community forestry project and will be the owners of the trees, which will provide them with an income when the trees are mature and ready for harvesting. Trees4Trees provides the free seedlings along with training and mentoring to help the farmers to plant and care for their community forests.

Yuliani, Assistant Manager Government & Public Relations of PT Pertamina, Cepu said that tree planting activities like this is one implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in contributing to realizing a better environment for future generations. "This tree planting program is also part of the commitment to 'One well, a thousand trees’ contained in the Declaration of Earth signed by the President Director of PT Pertamina. This project also contributes to the planting of 1 billion trees as proclaimed by the Government".

Wisjnu Wienerta, Manager Operations at Trees4Trees says that this project is part of an annual cycle for Trees4Tree which in 2014, will plant over 290.000 trees and involve 61 farming families. Trees4Trees has planted over 1.173.000 trees in Central Java since 2008 and hopes to expand the annual planting program in future collaborations with responsible organizations like Pertamina.

In a symbolic event attended by the Provincial Forestry Department and Department Of Agriculture, Pertamina and Trees4Trees handed over seedlings to the farmers and planted some of the first trees.

To maintain the sustainability of trees in community forests, after timber harvesting in the district of Gunung Wungkal, replanting will be done with the same species of trees that have been harvested.

Approximately 84,000 seedlings will be distributed to members of the local Farmer Group and others in the district. Some seedlings will replace the trees that have been harvested during the season, others will be planted in new community forests. Trees4Trees, together with the Gunung Wungkal Farmer Group have established a nursery to produce the seedling for the 2013 planting season. Seedlings produced in this way are typically healthier than those purchased in the commercial market and also, having the nursery run locally provides additional employment in the local community.

Researchers of ACIAR on Study “Overcoming Constraints to Community-based Commercial Forestry in Indonesia” visited PT. Albasia Bhumiphala Persada (PT. ABP) in Temanggung, Central Java. The factory has been cooperating with Trees4Trees™ in the production of FSC-Controlled Wood Albizia in Gunung Wungkal Forest Management Unit (FMU).

The researchers also visited community forests in FMU of Gunung Wungkal, the activity was aimed at observing FSC (Controlled Wood) wood supply directly from forest to factory with Trees4Trees™ assistance. Valuable experience is gained for the research program by observing first hand, the working community forestry cycle from planting to harvesting along with the responsible forestry practices encouraged by the FSC and Trees4Trees programs. 

After 6 months of preparation, farmers at Gunung Wungkal FMU were finally able to deliver FSC-CW Albasia wood to PT. Albasia Bhumiphala Persada.

The farmers were very happy since they got a significantly higher price by selling FSC-Controlled Wood Albasia. The price was between 10% – 25% per cubic meter cubic above non-certified price.

During the exhibition, Trees4Trees™ promoted the tree replanting program to furniture producers and retailers and also introduced its latest program: ‘Wood Tracking System’.

Central Java Forestry Agency carried out Training of Agro Forestry Technique in April 2013 in Cilacap, Central Java.  The Provincial Forestry Agency invited Trees4Trees™ to participate as expert on agro forestry techniques as it is typically provided by Trees4Trees™ as assistance to farmer group