Let us celebrate the mangrove community's achievementJakarta (ANTARA) - The National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) is planning to hold a Mangrove Week for three days from December 20–22, 2021 here as a form of appreciation for the mangrove rehabilitation community and partners.
The agency has continued to pursue the mangrove rehabilitation target that was set at 34 thousand hectares at the beginning of 2021, BRGM official Didy Wurjanto noted.
"The community is the crucial part of BRGM's mangrove rehabilitation," he said in a statement released here on Saturday.
"The people's effort and their contribution should be appreciated. They are not only recovering Indonesian mangroves, they are also saving the earth," he said.
In relation to this, the agency is preparing to hold a Mangrove Week for the public with exhibitions planned for mangrove primary products, nature yield products, and crafts, he added.
"The public could also see how mangrove planting is done by the community. Let us celebrate the mangrove community's achievement," Wurjanto remarked.
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BRGM lauded the community for its involvement in mangrove planting this year, he said adding, without their participation, support, and hard work, the mangrove rehabilitation target would have been impossible to achieve.
One of the provinces targeted by BRGM is North Kalimantan, he highlighted. Mangrove rehabilitation in the province is not easy, especially in Nunukan where most of the people rely on seaweed farming for their livelihood.
Head of the North Borneo Adventure (TNBA) Civilian Organization, Zulkarnain Masri, said that BRGM's mangrove rehabilitation program was a new concept for the people in North Kalimantan.
Hence, information concerning the long-term benefits of mangroves was disseminated to the people first, such as their role in preventing abrasion, sea intrusion, and returning marine biota that could provide economic benefits, he added.
"It was hard at first. But after they came to know of the economic impact, the people became involved and empowered and they became happy. Especially since this BRGM's program economically helps the people here," he affirmed.
He added that the TNBA group, which comprises 105 members, has the capability to plant mangrove seeds over 139 hectares.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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