Deal #8072

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of indigenous people

Dayak

Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected

Silat Hulu village

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

Comment on consultation of local community

Based on the Environmental Impact Assessment, on the early development of PT BNM, the socialisatio nconcerning the land acquisition and compensation process adhered to the principles offree, prior, informed consent (FPIC)

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Rejection

Comment on community reaction

Rejection from the Dayak people in Silat Hulu village

Presence of land conflicts

Yes

Comment on presence of land conflicts

Between the Dayak people in Silat Hulu village and the encroachment of the company in 350 ha of land of the community containing the displaced community’s cultivated areas and grave sites.

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Cultural loss, Eviction

Promised benefits for local communities

Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Financial support, Community shares in the investment project

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

In November 21, 2022, there was an agreement between Bataduh Plantation Cooperative and PT BMN Sinarmas which included many commitments [Source: Kalbar Online]

Materialized benefits for local communities

Roads

Comment on materialized benefits for local communities

Road access developed by the company to facilitate itsoperationscan also be used by the local communities. The local communities can also borrow the necessary heavy equipment from the company in order to fix their road