JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto raised the issue of conservation of the Peusangan Elephant to the global level through high-level diplomacy with King Charles III, in a meeting at Lancaster House, London, Wednesday, local time.
The presence of the Head of State in the forum, which was also attended by environmental philanthropy, confirmed Indonesia's commitment to strengthening international cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation and environmental conservation.
Upon arrival at the location, the President was greeted by the President's Special Envoy for Energy and Environment Hashim Djojohadikusumo and British Equality Minister Seema Malhotra.
When entering the Lancaster House area, President Prabowo received a salute from the honor guard personnel who were on the right side of the entrance.
The President was then directed to the waiting room. Moments before the arrival of King Charles III of England, President Prabowo was invited to the State Dining Room.
In the room, President Prabowo and the King of England met and had a brief meeting before attending the main series of events.
Reported by ANTARA, the two leaders then received a brief explanation about the Peusangan Elephant Conservation Philanthropy Meeting from the CEO of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance Marc Palahi.
Peusangan elephant refers to the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) that inhabits the Peusangan River Basin (DAS) area in Aceh, Indonesia.
After that, President Prabowo and King Charles were directed to the Grand Hall to attend the final session of the meeting.
This philanthropic meeting took place since the morning, with the presence of President Prabowo and King Charles focused on the closing part of the event.
Also present at the event were, among others, Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni, Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Member of the Indonesian Parliament Budi Djiwandono, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom Desra Percaya.
On that occasion, President Prabowo and the King of England were seen interacting directly with the participants of the meeting.
"The presence of the two leaders is a strong symbol of political and moral support for the conservation efforts of the Peusangan Elephant and the strengthening of international partnerships in the field of biodiversity conservation," read the statement from the Presidential Secretariat.
The purpose of this conservation program is to create safe wildlife corridors, mitigate human-elephant conflicts, and protect the remaining critical habitat for Sumatran elephants.
The statement also mentioned that this approach is aimed at supporting forest rehabilitation and conservation efforts involving local communities actively.
President Prabowo's participation in this forum is in line with the commitment of the Indonesian Government to encourage global collaboration in wildlife protection, as well as strengthening environmental diplomacy as an integral part of Indonesia's sustainable development agenda at the global level.
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