Jambi, Aug. 20 -- Indonesia's social forestry program has improved livelihoods for 1.4 million families through sustainable forest management, while expanding conservation efforts from government policies to communities, Director General of Social Forestry at the Ministry of Forestry Catur Endah Prasetiani said.

"This is an extraordinary lesson showing sustainable conservation is not built only through decisions at the top, but also grows from villages and communities living alongside forests," Prasetiani said on Thursday.

Speaking at the 2026 Strategic Summit organized by Indonesian Conservation Community Warsi in Jambi, she said social forestry now covers 8.41 million hectares, against a national target of 12.7 million hectares.

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