Sadiman
Sadiman (born 4 February 1952) is an Indonesian volunteer forester who has planted roughly 11,000 ficus and banyan trees over a 100-[1] or 250-ha area, reducing erosion and resulting in the creations of several new springs.[2]
Originally a construction worker by profession, Sadiman moved to Dali Hamlet, Geneng Village, Bulukerto, where he worked as a rice farmer, tree tapper, and/or cattle herder, and began planting land under the authority of Perhutani in the 1990s.[3][4] He is working to restore a section of Mount Lawu, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia, which was denuded by a major forest fire in the 1960s.[3] When he began trading his goats for banyan seeds, he was initially met with suspicion, accused of being an "animist," and deemed "crazy" by local residents.[5] In addition to trading for banyan, he also obtained plant starts by exchanging 10 clove-tree seedlings for one teak seedling.[1] He also raises jackfruit trees to trade.[2] He has planted approximately 4,500 banyan.[1] Now he is sometimes helped by other volunteers including a group of 30 who ride motorcycles.[1]
Sadiman is sometimes called Mbah Sadiman, meaning Grandfather Sadiman.[6] The area he has planted has been named Saruman's Forest (Hutan Sadiman) and is being developed as an ecotourism destination.[3]
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