AHY Campaigns To Clean Up Mangroves In Bali As A Green Infrastructure Initiative

DENPASAR - Coordinating Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono campaigns to clean and plant mangroves as part of a green infrastructure initiative.

"We have overseen something today, green infrastructure initiative, a cooperation program to be able to present infrastructure and also efforts to preserve our environment," he said in Denpasar, Bali, Monday, October 13.

Coordinating Minister for Infra at the Batu Lumbang Ekotourism explained that concern for mangroves can be done starting from cleaning up garbage in the area and continuing to grow.

Mangroves are important because they are able to capture carbon, prevent abrasion, and become tourism infrastructure through mangrove ecotourism.

"In fact, there was one type that was 10 times better to catch carbon, mangroves are one of the solutions that are said to be the nature-based solution for our environment, and at the same time there are also many products from mangroves," he said.

Minister AHY told how a fisherman's wife at the Batu Lumbang Ecotourism gave him a white scarf made from mangroves, as well as other MSME products such as drinks and food.

According to him, this shows the great economic potential of maintaining mangroves as green tourism infrastructure by all parties.

Not only domestic parties, in this green infrastructure initiative program, Indonesia is also working with Germany, namely the German Agency for Development Cooperation (GIZ).

Meanwhile, Bali Governor Wayan Koster expressed his gratitude to the Coordinating Minister for Infra who was present in Bali for showing concern for the mangrove area.

The commitment of the central government has continued to be shown since the G20 where infrastructure in mangrove areas was provided with large budget assistance for recovery and maintenance.

"This mangrove area is the widest in Bali, 1,100 hectares and continues to be a concern, you are present today to encourage the Balinese people to always love the environment and this is in line with the local wisdom of the Balinese people to always glorify plants," said Koster.