The development of IKN as a Forest City is in line with the British government’s vision of prioritizing the environment and climate as the solution for current development.Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) stated that the British government supports the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) as a World City for All.
“Hopefully, with this visit, Indonesia and Britain can cooperate in building IKN as a carbon-neutral city that will make Indonesia and the world community proud,” British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey remarked in his statement in Jakarta on Sunday (February 25).
OIKN, through the Deputy for Environment and Natural Resources, welcomed the British government’s visit to IKN. The visit was attended by British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey and Second Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Nick Dyer and his staff.
The visit was undertaken to oversee the development of IKN that is built with the concepts of a forest city and a carbon-neutral city.
OIKN’s Deputy for Environment and Natural Resources, Myrna Asnawati Safitri, accompanied the British delegate during their visit to IKN. Their first stop was made to look at the implementation of hydroponic urban farming in a greenhouse.
As part of IKN’s efforts to realize the Net Zero Strategy, OIKN targets 10 percent of IKN’s area as a modern, efficient, and climate-resilient food security area.
After visiting the greenhouse, the British delegate had the opportunity to converse directly with farmers who were part of the Farmers’ Association of the Capital. In their dialogue, the farmers expressed their keenness to keep learning about environmentally friendly farming. Regenerative agriculture that is resilient to climate change has started to be implemented in IKN.
The friendly but quite intense dialogue was carried out in the Lamin house in Sukaraja Village, Sepaku, as everyone tasted the melons that the farmer had harvested.
“OIKN will constantly accompany the farmers’ association in supporting regenerative agriculture, from urban farming training, the provision of modern agriculture facilities, and online-based marketing training that will be useful for broadening the purchasing power of agricultural products,” Safitri stated.
“It will provide the farmers with safety and let them focus on developing their agriculture without fear,” she remarked.
The British delegates also viewed the progress in construction of IKN, from the Nusantara Zero Point to the progress in construction at the Central Government Core Area (KIPP).
The delegates’ activity was concluded by planting a tree in IKN’s Tropical Rainforest Miniature. Here, the delegates planted seeds of local trees, such as dammar pine, keruing tree, red meranti, and camphor. The delegates were also directed to take a look at plants that had been planted earlier by the Indonesian president.
British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey and his staff held an audience with Head of OIKN Bambang Susantono at the OIKN Office in Jakarta. In the audience, the ambassador and head of OIKN discussed important issues, such as climate change, the sustainable development agenda, and cooperation between the government and private sectors.
The development of IKN as a Forest City is in line with the British government’s vision of prioritizing the environment and climate as the solution for current development.
Head of OIKN Bambang Susantono encouraged the ambassador and his staff to directly survey IKN’s condition.
“Seeing is believing,” Susantono stated.
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Translator: Aji Cakti, Yuni Arisandy
Editor: Arie Novarina
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