| Abstract |
Indonesia is well known as one of the countries that have mega-biodiversity, including raptors or birds of prey. One of the critical habitats for the top predator, Javanese Hawk-Eagle is Kamojang Nature Reserve. This Nature Reserve is also becoming a wintering area for many raptor species from northern and eastern Asia. On the other side, the Kamojang geothermal field was located and developed at Kamojang Nature Reserve area. This field is essential as a pioneer for geothermal energy development in Indonesia, from which have been operated for more than thirty five years. Furthermore, as part of the CSR program, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry c.q. Nature Resource Conservation Agency of West Java (BBKSDA) and Indonesia Raptor Research and Conservation Network (RAIN) had established the Kamojang Raptor Conservation Center/Pusat Konservasi Elang Kamojang (PKEK Conservation Center) since 2014. The PKEK center has programs for rehabilitation facilities and education for the past five years. Since then, the center received 183 eagles from confiscation, private owners, and translocation. Currently, the PKEK Conservation Center has released thirty three eagles return to the wild, and it is expected that will run their ecological and biological functions in the ecosystem. Raptor is top predator in wildlife's food-chain. Therefore, they become an indicator of the health of the ecosystem in their home-range and territory, which is dominated by tropical rainforests. The healthy and quality of tropical rainforests in Indonesia is not only significantly contribute to the survival for the raptor and other wildlife species, but also to the sustainability of geothermal development in Indonesia |