"Thanks to the increasing public campaigns particularly on the social network, Earth Hour has been able to attract more Indonesian cities to participate in the movement promoting a change of life style," WWF Indonesia`s Climate and Energy Program Director Nyoman Iswarayoga, said here on Thursday.
WWF Indonesia has been campaigning Earth Hour in Jakarta since 2009. In 2012, Earth Hour was considered the world`s largest environmental campaign which was participated in by two billion people in 7,001 cities in 152 countries.
This year, 14 mayors and district heads as well as five governors in Indonesia have expressed their commitment to joining Earth Hour.
The participation of regional administrations is an indicator of the success of Earth Hour campaign in this country, he said.
Jakarta has participated in Earth Hour since 2009 as a movement to make Jakarta greener, he stated.
As in the previous years, Earth Hour in Jakarta will be celebrated by turning off the lights in several iconic buildings such as the Jakarta Governor`s office, the National Monument (Monas), the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle, the Arjuna Wiwaha fountain, and the Youth Statue.
The lights along main boulevards such as Sudirman, Thamrin, Gatot Subroto and Rasuna Said, will also be turned off.
WWF Indonesia will center its Earth Hour activities in Proclamation Park, central Jakarta, on Saturday, to encourage the inhabitants of Jakarta to use the city`s parks for recreation.
Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually, encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.
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