Hasanuddin University has integrated aspects of local biodiversity into its campus planning and development policies through the Hasanuddin University Strategic Plan 2020–2024 and the Hasanuddin University Masterplan 2024–2044. In the 2020–2024 Strategic Plan, Chapter II states that Unhas implements an environmentally friendly green campus concept by considering ecological balance and natural resource conservation. Unhas’ vision, which is based on the Indonesian Maritime Continent, also emphasizes the importance of the unity of terrestrial, marine, and aerial ecosystems, which includes biodiversity elements as the foundation for academic and infrastructure development.

Furthermore, Chapter V of the Strategic Plan contains the Campus Infrastructure Development Program, which includes environmentally friendly and sustainable landscape planning activities, reflecting Unhas’ commitment to preserving local flora and fauna in every development project. Meanwhile, the 2024–2044 Masterplan serves as a technical guide regulating spatial planning, zoning, and physical campus development by considering the preservation of biodiversity. This document ensures that each development of buildings, green open spaces, and new facilities must take into account natural vegetation, the ecological function of the area, and the presence of local species.

Currently, Unhas is recognized as an urban forest that contains more than 5,900 trees from 20 different species and houses a 30-hectare educational forest that serves as an arboretum with more than 70 types of endemic Indonesian plants.

In addition, Unhas also conducts research activities related to local biodiversity that can be utilized in construction activities. For example, the student research project PKM Re-Corrosion Heroes09 explored the use of natural materials derived from bamboo grass to prevent corrosion in steel building structures. Other research includes studies on the ebony tree (Diospyros celebica Bakh.), one of Sulawesi’s endemic species with high ecological value and potential for use as a building material.