Arriving In Bali, Jokowi Makes Sure To Invite G20 Leaders To Review Mangrove Conservation Areas

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BALI - President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Widodo arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Thursday, December 2 this afternoon and were greeted by troops from the ranks of honor.

Based on information received from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, the welcoming of President Jokowi by the honorary troops was a test of welcoming the G20 leaders.

President Jokowi's working visit to Bali is to directly review several facilities and infrastructure that are planned to be used at the G20 Summit (KTT) later.

A number of these facilities include Mangrove Conservation Forest, road infrastructure, pedestrians, bridges, and several locations in the Nusa Dua area.

Meanwhile, in the evening the President is planning to visit the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park located in Uluwatu, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali.

Jokowi will invite 20 G20 leaders to review mangrove conservation areas in Bali. Jokowi wants to show Indonesia's seriousness in restoring and rehabilitating mangrove forests to address the problem of climate change.

"I think that commitment is what we will show concretely in real terms. Later we will invite all 20 heads of state here", said President Jokowi after a visit to Mangrove Conservation Forest, Bali, as shown on the Presidential Secretariat Youtube.

President Jokowi stressed that Indonesia will demonstrate a strong commitment to addressing the impacts of climate change.

"This will show our seriousness in restoring mangrove forests, rehabilitating mangrove forests, restoring peat forests, restoring critical land in our country", the President said.

Mangrove forests are known as areas that play a role in absorbing and storing carbon emissions so that they can reduce the level of global warming.

Indonesia officially holds the chairmanship of the G20 Presidency from December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022. The holding of the G20 Summit has been set on the island of Bali.

In addition to reviewing mangrove conservation areas, the President on Thursday will also review road infrastructure, pedestrians, bridges, and several locations in the Nusa Dua area, Bali, which support the implementation of the G20 Summit. The President wants to directly review the locations that will be visited by the G20 leaders during the 2022 G20 Summit.

The G20 is a global forum consisting of 19 countries and one European Union (EU). From December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022, Indonesia will hold the G20 Presidency, a forum that accounts for 80 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 75 percent of world exports.

At the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, October 30-31 2021, President Jokowi said that Indonesia has more than 20 percent of the world's total mangrove area, namely 3.3 million hectares, which is the largest in the world.