Upbeat51 leopards, 120,000 trees to plant: a geothermal company helps heal its own national park
Mount Halimun Salak National Park in West Java is both a power station's backyard and one of Java's last great forests. Star Energy Geothermal, which has operated there for 32 years, is preparing to restore 325 hectares of the park — 225 hectares in 2026 and 100 in 2027, planting roughly 120,000 trees with three local Forest Farmer Groups tending nurseries, planting and maintenance. 'Geothermal energy development can coexist with forest conservation,' said the company's Laksmi Prasvita. The forest is worth the effort: a recent Java-wide survey found 51 Javan leopards, including three cubs, living in the Halimun–Salak landscape. The company's facilities occupy 239 hectares of its roughly 10,000-hectare concession; its Green Corridor work already supports restoration across about 275 hectares.
SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: institutional program