Millions of Mangrove Planted in Seribu Islands
Reported by Suparni | Translated by Trias Risangayu
The Jayaraya Diving Club (JDC) is planting millions of mangrove seedlings which is a nature reserve of Karya Island in Panggang Island Urban Village, Seribu Utara Island Sub-District, Seribu Islands.
Such planting can transform Karya Island region into a vegetation coastal residential that could be ecological city
Vice Regent of Seribu Islands, Budi Utomo who also serves as Chairman of Jaya Raya Diving Club disclosed the planting is a form of the environmental awareness.
Seribu Islands Targeted Becoming World-Wide Tourist Destination“Such planting can transform Karya Island region into a vegetation coastal residential that could be ecological city,” he stated, Tuesday (5/12).
Seribu Islands Regent, Tri Djoko Sri Margianto assessed the planting was initiated by Seribu Islands Administration as one form of conservation and program.
"Mangrove is used as the spawning site for fish, crab, and so on. In future, if it is developed well, this will be fish breeding and ecosystem sites," he expressed.
Margianto added another mangrove function is also able to restrain coastal abrasion and breakwater or wave waters.
“Through this event, hopefully Seribu Islands will be a great potential coastal area,” he finished.
"Through this mangrove planting, it is hoped can become a benchmark in the future and Seribu Islands becomes a great potential coastal area," he disclosed.
