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In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary

Biodiversity Study for Sustainable Mine Rehabilitation Based on case study entitled : “Biodiversity Study for Sustainable Mine Rehabilitation (Bharinto Mine, Indonesia)” Authored by : Sanicha Pinyocheep, Thaweewat Teplertbun and Dr. Wit Soontaranun, all from Banpu Public Company Limited, Thailand, Ignatius Wurwanto and Ivan Manalu, both from PT. Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk, Indonesia Presented by : Dr. Wit Soontaranun, at Asia Regional Forum on Biodiversity, Cha-am, Thailand, November 2011 Banpu was first established in Thailand in 1983 as a coal-mining venture and has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1989. The company has also diversified into coal mining in Indonesia, Australia and Mongolia. In Indonesia, the company established PT. Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk. (ITM), which supplies coal amounting to around 23 million tons per year from four mining operations specifically PT Indominco Mandiri, PT Trubaindo Coal Mining, PT Jorong Barutama Greston and PT Kitadin Embalut. In 2010, ITM commenced a coal mine operations called “PT Bharinto Ekatama (Bharinto), located in Central Kalimantan in the Heart of Borneo (HoB). 52 THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY


In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary
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