Perlindungan Keanekaragaman Hayati di Taman Kehati Asri di Tahun 2022

Biodiversity is one of the important factors in the life and stability of ecosystems. Understanding the importance of managing the impact of its operational activities in the petrochemical sector, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk is always committed to continuing to implement the Company's policies regarding Occupational Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, and Energy Management Systems in order to protect the environment. Through this policy, the Company also strives to prevent pollution, mitigate climate change, optimize the use of sustainable resources, and maintain the diversity of the surrounding ecosystem. In the implementation of biodiversity protection, Chandra Asri has policies to support Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) initiatives as well as special policies that have been directly approved and supported by the President Director. The policy is implemented by establishing the initial site for biodiversity conservation with the name Kehati Asri which is located in Gunung Sugih Village, Ciwandan District, Cilegon City. Through the maintenance of the Kehati Asri, the Company strives to continue to conduct an inventory of flora and fauna diversity. Based on the Flora Diversity Status Data of the Kehati Asri in 2022, there were 407 plants with 43 plant species with a Flora Biodiversity index of 2.95, up from the index in 2021 which was 2.93. There are several types of plants in Chandra Asri Kehati, including Mahogany (66 trees), Mango (52 trees), Yellow Palm (34 trees), Nam Nam (31 trees), Sawo Kicik (19 trees), and various other plants. Meanwhile, the Fauna Diversity at the Kehati Asri in 2022 is 126 animals from 3 family categories, namely Aves, Herpetofauna, Mammals. Based on this data, the Fauna Biodiversity Index in Kehati Asri is 2.07 for the Aves family, 1.66 for the Herpetofauna family, and 1.21 for the Mammal family. Chandra Asri remains committed to continuing to increase this biodiversity index as a step to contribute to building a balanced ecosystem.