SUPPORTING G20 WITH GLOBAL INITIATIVE: GREENING THE PLANET, RESTORING THE ECOSYSTEM

BALI – DETEKSIPOST.COM – The Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Bali in cooperation with The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) Representative in Indonesia tied-up a collaboration with the LIANINTI Group, Bali Tourism Board (BTB) and Association of Hospitality Leaders Indonesia (AHLI) to take part in a global initiative called “Greening the Planet 2022”.
 
The program is organized by the Greening of Ukraine and supported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine as part of tree-planting campaign “Forests of Ukrainian Unity”. This project is conducted simultaneously on October 15, 2022 in Ukraine and abroad as part of the project “Greening the Planet”. The central location of the event is Lvyv. The program of the event includes a tele-bridge with more than 30 countries of the world.
 
In order to support the program for Greening the Planet 2022, the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Bali in cooperation with the Representative of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) in Indonesia, coordinated a tree planting activity in a collaboration with the members of LIANINTI Group, Bali Tourism Board (BTB) and Association of Hospitality Leaders Indonesia (AHLI). 100 participants planted mangrove trees (Rhizophora mucronata) on Saturday, the 15th of October 2022. Sited on the marsh of Kodang, Pemelisan, Suwung Batan Kendal, South Denpasar, each participant planted his/her own mangrove tree, took a picture of it and shared it by uploading to his/her social media platform.
 

 
The tree planting location has been coordinated with the farmer and fishermen community named Taman Segara Kodang Denpasar Bali for protecting and ensuring the growth of the trees.
“Mangrove trees play an important role in protecting the mainland from the sea water intrusion that can cause the high hardness of domestic water.
 
We, therefore, are planting the mangrove trees in this conserved area of South Bali island which at the same time when the trees are growing they will be the home for the sea creatures that nurture the ecosystem in the conserved mangrove forest”, said Nyoman Astama, SE, MM, CHA the co-organizer of the Greening Planet in Indonesia and the representative of UCCI in Indonesia. “Other positive impact from this activity is that as we are collaborating with Bali Tourism Board and AHLI, the association of tourism industry and profession are expected to stimulate similar program in their members working place and in their homes or original villages so that it can be a broader inspiring movement for sustaining the environment”, continued Mr. Astama who is also the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Bali.
 
“Bali Tourism Board highly appreciates the activity of the ‘Greening the Planet’ which is organized by the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Bali and we are very delighted to be involved in this global environmental program whereby today 1 million trees are being planted in 30 countries. This will give positive impacts directly in the area where the trees are planted,” said Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana, the Chairman of Bali Tourism Board.
 
Meanwhile the chairman of AHLI Bali chapter expressed, “Today we involved our members together planting mangrove trees in the suggested location. This activity shows genuine care of tourism industry towards nurturing environment sustainability and this is also inline with the program of AHLI that will stage its first National Meeting in Bali soon”, said Sang Putu Eka Pertama, SE.AK., CA, MM, M.Tr.Par, the chairman of AHLI Bali.
 
This global initiative of “Greening the Planet” is inline with one of Balinese local wisdom aspects that cause the balance of harmonious relations, which is the harmony relation between human being and the environment called Palemahan. Three causes of harmony relations to achieve the ultimate happiness called Tri Hitana Karana. They area Parhyangan (harmony relations between human and the God Almighty), Pawongan (harmony relations amongst human being) and Palemahan (harmony relations between human being and the environment).
 
As the tree planting program was conducted during the presidency of Indonesia in G20, this project is also dedicated to support the success of the G20 agenda in sustaining the environment and empowering local community.
The G20 or Group of Twenty is a group of the world’s major economies. The G20 represents all inhabited continents, 80% of world GDP, 75% of global trade and 60% of the world’s population.
 
More information, please contact:
I Nyoman Astama, SE,MM,CHA
Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Bali
The Representative in Indonesia of Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI)