TN Ujung Kulon diganjar Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE) 2024–2025 atas Kerja Penanganan Kasus Perburuan Badak Jawa

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Nomor: SP.241/HUMAS/PPIP/HMS.3/10/2025

 Bertempat di Ruang Center of Intelligence, Direktorat Jenderal Penegakan Hukum (Gakkum) Kementerian Kehutanan, Gedung Manggala Wanabakti, Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon (TNUK) berhasil meraih penghargaan bergengsi Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE) 2024–2025, yang diselenggarakan oleh UN Environment Program (UNEP), Jumat, 17 Oktober 2025.

 Penghargaan ini diberikan sebagai bentuk apresiasi atas keberhasilan dan komitmen TNUK dalam upaya penegakan hukum lingkungan, khususnya dalam penanganan kasus perburuan Badak Jawa,

Deputi Bidang Pengendalian Pencemaran dan Keruskaan Lingkungan di Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup/Badan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup (KLH/BPLH) Rasio Ridho Sani mewakili Indonesia dalam penyerahan tersebut.

Dalam ajang tersebut, Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon berhasil meraih penghargaan pada kategori “IMPACT” (Dampak) melalui kinerja luar biasa Satuan Tugas Operasi TNUK dalam upaya pengungkapan dan penanganan kasus perburuan liar di kawasan konservasi.

Kepala Balai Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon, Ardi Andono, menyampaikan rasa syukur dan bangga atas pencapaian ini. “Penghargaan ini merupakan hasil kerja keras seluruh personil Balai TNUK, dengan dukungan dari Ditjen Gakum Kemenhut, Polri dan TNI serta Kejaksaan Negeri dan Hakim dari PN Pandeglang dan juga Masyarakat sekitar dalam menangani kasus perburuan Badak Jawa beberapa waktu yang lalu. Kami berharap, penghargaan ini menjadi motivasi agar seluruh personil TNUK semakin bersemangat dan terus meningkatkan kewaspadaan terhadap segala bentuk gangguan, terutama perburuan satwa di kawasan TNUK,” ujarnya.

Penghargaan AEEE 2024–2025 ini menegaskan posisi Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon sebagai salah satu kawasan konservasi yang memiliki peran penting di tingkat regional dan internasional dalam menjaga keanekaragaman hayati, serta menegakkan hukum lingkungan. Keberhasilan ini juga menjadi bukti nyata komitmen Indonesia dalam melindungi Badak Jawa (Rhinoceros sondaicus) sebagai salah satu spesies paling langka di dunia.

Acara penyerahan penghargaan dilaksanakan melalui daring/webinar, yang dibuka oleh Sekretaris Jenderal CITES Ivonne Higuero dan sebagai moderator Sallie Yang dari UNEP. AEEE merupakan penghargaan yang diinisiasi oleh UN Environment Program bersama sejumlah lembaga internasional, antara lain:

1.       The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL),

2.       the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal,

3.       the Secretariat of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora),

4.       the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury,

5.       the Ozone Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol,

6.       the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

7.       the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),

8.       the World Bank Global Wildlife Programme, and

9.       the World Customs Organization (WCO).

Penerima penghargaan AEEE ini dari berbagai negara diantaranya Indonesia, China, Hongkong, India, Shanghai dan Singapore.(*)

Jakarta, Kemenhut, 18 Oktober 2025

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Kepala Biro Hubungan Masyarakat dan Kerjasama Luar Negeri, Kementerian Kehutanan,

Krisdianto

 

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Ujung Kulon National Park (TN Ujung Kulon) was awarded the Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE) 2024–2025 for its Work in Handling Javan Rhino Poaching Cases.

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Number: SP.241/HUMAS/PPIP/HMS.3/10/2025

Located at the Center of Intelligence Room, Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum) of the Ministry of Forestry, Manggala Wanabakti Building, Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP) successfully won the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE) 2024–2025 award, organized by the UN Environment Program (UNEP), on Friday, October 17, 2025.

This award is given as a form of appreciation for UKNP's success and commitment in environmental law enforcement efforts, especially in handling cases of Javan Rhino poaching. The Deputy for Pollution Control and Environmental Damage in the Ministry of Environment/Environmental Management Agency (KLH/BPLH), Rasio Ridho Sani, represented Indonesia in the submission.

In this event, Ujung Kulon National Park successfully won the award in the "IMPACT" category through the extraordinary performance of the UKNP Operations Task Force in the efforts to uncover and handle poaching cases in the conservation area.

The Head of the Ujung Kulon National Park Agency, Ardi Andono, expressed gratitude and pride for this achievement. "This award is the result of the hard work of all UKNP Agency personnel, with support from the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Forestry, the National Police and the Indonesian Armed Forces, as well as the District Attorney's Office and Judges from the Pandeglang District Court, and also the surrounding community in handling the Javan Rhino poaching case some time ago. We hope that this award will serve as a motivation for all UKNP personnel to be even more enthusiastic and continue to increase vigilance against all forms of disturbance, especially wildlife poaching in the UKNP area," he said.

The AEEE 2024–2025 award confirms Ujung Kulon National Park's position as one of the conservation areas that holds an important role at the regional and international levels in maintaining biodiversity and enforcing environmental law. This success is also concrete proof of Indonesia's commitment to protecting the Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) as one of the world's rarest species.

The award ceremony was held virtually/via webinar, opened by the CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero, with Sallie Yang from UNEP as the moderator. AEEE is an award initiated by the UN Environment Program together with a number of international institutions, including:

1.       The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL),

2.       The Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal,

3.       The Secretariat of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora),

4.       The Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury,

5.       The Ozone Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol,

6.       The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

7.       The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),

8.       The World Bank Global Wildlife Programme, and

9.       The World Customs Organization (WCO).

 Recipients of the AEEE award are from various countries, including Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, India, Shanghai, and Singapore.(*)

 

Jakarta, Ministry of Forestry, October 18, 2025 Person in charge of the news:

Head of the Bureau of Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation, Ministry of Forestry,

Krisdianto

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