City Targets to Produce 10,000 Mangrove Seedlings This Year
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Until May, we have produced 9,000 seeds. This year we're targeting 10,000 seeds
To support conservation efforts, the Aquaculture Center and Sea Conservation (PBKL) Technical Executing Unit (UPT) under Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture and Food Security Dept. is targeting to plant 10,000 mangrove seedlings this year.
Jakarta PBKL UPT for Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture and Food Security Dept. Head, Una Rusmana said her dept. has a mangrove seeds garden and other coastal plants on Tidung Kecil Island as wide as 2.15 hectares. In the area, there have been 1,020 mangrove trees planted.
1,000 Mangrove Seeds Planted in Tidung Island"Until May, we have produced 9,000 seeds. This year we're targeting 10,000 seeds," he stated, Monday (5/15).
She explains some trees are used to meet the demands of residents or institutions that conduct conservation. Then for some others are planted themselves by PBKL.
"Our coral garden has 2.5 hectares width. Until this month, we have produced 3,240 coral seedlings,” he closed.
