World Bank President Calls Mangrove Very Important For Carbon Emission Absorbance

World Bank President Ajay Banga. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

BANTEN - President of the World Bank (World Bank) Ajay Banga stated that the existence of mangrove forests is very important to prevent soil erosion, absorb carbon emissions, and change people's lives.

The mangrove forest is not only useful for soil and carbon erosion, but also for changing the lives of many families. I am very happy that the Indonesian government has taken the idea of regenerating mangrove areas as part of the Net Sink project," he said as quoted by Antara, Monday, September 4.

The Indonesia's Forestry and other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 project is a mitigation of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the forestry and land sector with absorption levels being higher than the emission rate by 2030.

This project is part of the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), which is a document containing the commitment and climate action of a country to the world communicated through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The Indonesian government is targeting the GRK emission rate of minus 140 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Mangroves are considered very important for ecology because they not only absorb carbon much more than other trees, but also provide livelihoods for people who depend on mangrove forests. Starting from producing better fisheries to batik-like products from rhizophora-type mangrove dyes, as well as dodol and rempeyek from mangroves.

These extraordinary women (mangrove-based product-producing businesses met by the President of the World Bank in Teluknaga) use this product to live an independent life. When you become an independent woman, you change the life of a family," he said.

According to Banga, their ambition is not only to achieve the targets set in the Net Sink project, but also to create differences for the world.

"Their ambition is to make a difference for the world because planting mangroves is a global good, and Indonesia is helping the world in doing things like this," said the World Bank President.