The British Ambassador Praises The Mangrove Forest Tahura Ngurah Rai For The Venue Location Of The G20 Bali Summit, Jokowi Appreciates

British Ambassador Owen Jenkins in the Mangrove Forest of Tahura Ngura Rai Badung Bali/DAFI-VOI

DENPASAR - British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste Owen Jenkins visits the mangrove forest in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park (Tahura), Badung Regency, Bali.

The British Ambassador met with environmental activists, academies and related parties to see the mangrove forest which will be one of the venues for the 2022 G20 Bali Summit.

"My goal in going to the Mangrove Management Center in Bali today, was to see firsthand the great work being done to rehabilitate this important ecosystem," said Owen, Tuesday, November 2.

He stressed the importance of mangroves in tackling climate change and its goals for environmental conservation. The British Ambassador also expressed his appreciation to the Indonesian government.

"Especially President Joko Widodo's extraordinary commitment to replanting 600,000 hectares of mangrove and this is a global step forward and I wanted to come and see for myself this great initiative, where President Joko Widodo himself also visited this place last month," he added.

The British Ambassador said that he was looking forward to holding the G20 Summit as well as Indonesia's leadership in the G20 Summit. According to him, the moment came at the right time, after the holding of COP26 or the 26th Conference of the Parties.

"Indonesia will have the responsibility to follow up on measures to fight climate change through its important presidency in the G20 arena. G20 member countries are the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, around 80 percent globally," he said.

"Indonesia's presidency at the G20 also arrives at a time when the world is trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and Indonesia's commitment to rise stronger and come together is very important. So we hope and look forward to even closer cooperation with Indonesia. We know Indonesia will be the chairman and a great host at the G-20," said the British Ambassador.

According to him, Bali will be the perfect host for the G20 Summit. Bali continued the British Ambassador had great experience hosting international and large gatherings such as the G20 Summit.

In addition, according to him, Bali is naturally a place full of hospitality and has a very good welcoming attitude.

"So I know that British ministers and my Prime Minister will also be very welcome here. I am sure they will also be happy to visit Bali, for a productive G20 meeting and also to enjoy the beauty of Bali. I am very grateful to the Indonesian government for having appointed Bali as the host of the G20 and I hope to come back again to visit Bali," said Owen.