Kemenkomarves Appreciates KCN Mangrove Planting

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JAKARTA - The Port Business Entity (BUP) PT Karya Citra Nusantara (KCN) supports sustainable nature conservation in the Marunda Port area, Cilincing, North Jakarta as part of realizing the green port movement.

Furthermore, at PT KCN Marunda Port on Jalan Jayapura number 1 KBN Cilincing, North Jakarta on Friday, the planting of mangrove seedlings is a continuation of the Phase II program in the Mangrove Forest which is located in the KCN Public Terminal area of pier 2 and pier 3 with a length of 1,100 meters.

This activity received support from the Ministry of Maritime Coordination & Investment, Ministry of Environment & Forestry, Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Affairs, OP's Office. Utama Tanjung Priok, and the Bogor Agricultural Institute. IPB provided input on the types of mangroves suitable for planting, namely the Rhizopora Muncronata species.

This type of mangrove plant when it grows can reach a height of 30 meters. Apart from planting mangroves, KCN has also planted 120 spathodea trees in the area it manages with a height of approximately seven meters.

Coordinator for Forest Control and Utilization of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Fatma Puspitasari, said that his party appreciated KCN's actions in planting mangroves.

"The initiative of active social and environmental responsibility, especially in the mangrove planting activity, is a contribution from the business world that we should be proud of. As we all know, President Joko Widodo has confirmed the national mangrove rehabilitation target of 600,000ha by 2024," he said in a written statement, Sunday, June 5. President Director of PT Karya Citra Nusantara Widodo Setiadi said that the sustainable nature conservation efforts had previously carried out the planting of Mangrove seedlings for 600 meters long on the southern perimeter of the PT KCN public terminal in 2017.

"This is our effort to realize an environmentally friendly port or also called a 'green port'," said Widodo.

The second phase of mangrove planting of the Rhizopora mucronata species which will take place in early June 2022 will be followed by phase III planting in the Marunda KCN Port area and has been adjusted to the design contained in the Port Master Plan (RIP).

The mangrove planting event as part of realizing a 'green port' was attended by Head of KSOP Class IV Marunda Capt Isa Ansyari, Head of Cilincing Sub-district Muhammad Andri, Lurah Idham Mugabe, and Head of North Jakarta PMI Rizal.

On the same occasion, the President Director of KCN also provided humanitarian assistance in the form of cash amounting to Rp. 139,500,000 to PMI North Jakarta.

The Karya Citra Nusantara Port Business Entity is a supporting port for the Tanjung Priok International Port which specifically serves loading and unloading of bulk goods. This port is a strategic infrastructure project to support the marine highway program.