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Fodder Crop Integration in Forest Management as a Strategy for Strengthening Community Livelihoods and ESG Alignment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Community forest management through agroforestry-based cooperatives plays a vital role in advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. This capstone project, a collaboration between the Research Team from Universitas Gadjah Mada and PT Kutai Timber Indonesia, explored how community forest cooperatives can enhance productivity within the Bromo Mandiri Cooperative in Ngepung Village, Sukapura, Probolinggo. The project proposed integrating biopharmaceutical plants and dwarf elephant grass for animal feed into the agroforestry system, offering potential environmental, social, and economic benefits. Using a participatory approach and principles of sustainable governance, the cooperative can improve farmer welfare, protect ecosystems, and build a more efficient production system. The findings demonstrate that ESG principles can be effectively integrated into cooperative strategies to promote food security and ecological sustainability.

Source: KnE Social Sciences

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i17.19333

Authors: Wahyu Supartono, Muhammad Prasetya Kurniawan, Thalia Naziha, Akbar Tri Fajar Widodo, Hasby Shofyan Zainnaufal, Arbie Suwandana Putra

Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Language: English

Topic: Forest Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Forestry

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universitas Gadjah Mada