Together with Nana Mirdad, Djarum Foundation Plants 5,000 Mangroves in Bali

BALI – DETKSIPOST.COM – Towards the end of the year, tourist visits to Bali usually increase sharply, accompanied by the holding of various international events, such as the G20 Summit in Bali. On the sidelines of the preparations for the G20 Summit in Bali, the Djarum Foundation Environmental Service through the Trees for Life program planted 5,000 mangrove seedlings at the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park, Denpasar, Bali on Wednesday 31.8.2022.
 
This planting is carried out by the Darling Squad community (@adar Lingkungan Squad), a youth movement organization that cares about the environment, which was created by the Djarum Foundation. Vice President Director of Djarum Foundation, Fx Supanji said, “Planting is a form of responsibility to nature. Apart from mangroves, his party has previously planted a large number of plants.” Djarum Foundation has planted thousands of trembesi, God willing, with the help of all, this will become lighter, and (nature) will be healthy.” Meanwhile, Inge Retnowati, Director of Land Water and Mangrove Rehabilitation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (RPDM KLHK), highlighted the many benefits from planting mangroves, starting from the environment, social and economic.
 
“Many benefits of mangroves in the ecosystem, ranging from being a habitat for fish, resisting abrasion to influencing climate change,” said Inge. “Mangroves absorb carbon four times that of ordinary plain trees. With high mangroves, we also contribute to the influence of the global climate.” The planting of 5,000 mangrove seedlings by Darling Squad, the initiation of Bakti Lingku only Djarum Foundations. It’s not just about planting. In fact, mangroves have economic benefits.
 
Through his literature study, Secretary of the Center for Agrarian Studies of IPB, Soni Trison, said that mangrove plants have a fairly large value of Rp. 17-84 million per hectare. Mangroves have indirect benefits such as being a beach tourist attraction that has a wave-breaking function. There are also direct benefits of mangroves such as processing parts of mangroves to be processed into economic goods.
 

 
“Tourism is good, others are also good,” he said. “There must be a different management of mangroves, not only planting, but also developing local communities for economic use.”
 
Mangroves can become commodities that can be processed, such as Mangrove batik and Mangrove crackers. Representing the Governor of Bali, Assistant for Government and Welfare of the Regional Secretary of Bali Province, I Gede Indra Dewa Putra, said that Tahura Ngurah Rai is home to 44% of mangroves in Bali. In total there are 17 species of true mangroves and 16 species of mangrove associates.
 
Conservation efforts are needed to maintain the balance of the ecosystem and maintain the function of mangroves as a barrier to abrasion and carbon sinks. forestry and cleaning/liberating mangroves from pollution by plastic waste that interferes with the growth and health of mangroves.”
 
Don’t stop at planting seeds , This event is expected to continue to the management stage, including by the surrounding community, so that mangroves can be of maximum benefit. After planting, at least the Djarum Foundation will take care of the seedlings for up to 6 months, then they will be managed by the community and local stakeholders. Djarum Foundation, Fx Supanji.
 

 
“So what is expected is to stimulate all parties. All people, ages who already know about the environment, are motivated to be aware of the environment. Especially in this case, especially mangroves.”Symbolic planting of mangrove seedlings by Inge Retnowati, Director of Inland Water and Mangrove Rehabilitation (RPDM KLHK); FX Supanji, VP Director of Djarum Foundation; Nana Mirdad, Soni Trison, IPB Agrarian Academic, and Ngurah Rai Tahura Manager Symbolic planting of mangrove seedlings by Inge Retnowati, Director of Inland Water and Mangrove Rehabilitation (RPDM KLHK); FX Supanji, VP Director of Djarum Foundation; Nana Mirdad, Soni Trison, IPB Agrarian Academic, and Ngurah Rai Tahura Manager.
 
After the activity in Bali, Trees for Life will continue to expand mangrove planting on the coast of Java, to be precise in the Rembang area. “There is already a Rembang that has had success. Now, we will expand it. We already have Kalpataru. There is a farmer group,” Supanji added.
 
Nana Mirdad, as a young Indonesian artist, also attended the planting of 5,000 mangrove seedlings, as a youth representative calling on young people to be more responsible for the environment. “Starting from small things, such as not using single-use plastic containers, plastic straws and eating plant-based food.
 
The problem now is that young people focus more on things that don’t have a good impact. In fact, most environmental activities are like this. drowned,” he said. “Well that’s what we have to raise, we realize, that we young people are the generation that is responsible for the future of our earth.”
 
So that Bali is increasingly maintained by its exotic nature so that it remains the number one tourist destination in the world.(team).