Ganjar Pranowo Invites The World To Commit To Keep The Environment

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said the Earth Ruwatan in Lumbini Park, Borobudur Temple Area, showed the commitment of G20 countries to return to their environmental attention.

"Today, the Earth Ruwatan theme was deliberately created to show a commitment from the G20 countries, to return to the environment, to have high attention to the environment. Yes, back to nature, that's roughly the case," said Ganjar, Thursday, September 15.

The Earth Ruwatan is the culmination of the series of Meetings of Ministers of Culture or Culture Ministers Meetings (CMM) for the G20 country and the Certificate of Indonesia Festival, which will be held for two days in the Borobudur area.

The Earth Ruwatan takes the concept of prayer together involving around 83 traditional stakeholders throughout Indonesia. The joint prayer is packaged in a colossal performance, which displays various traditional and cultural ways that the Indonesian people have.

"The concept is how traditional ways, cultural methods, which are owned by the Indonesian people to be displayed in artwork. Earlier, almost all regions in Indonesia were displayed with various lines, dances, language, in their ways," explained Ganjar.

According to him, the Earth Ruwatan is a momentum to introduce Indonesian traditions and culture. Especially related to protecting nature and the environment, as well as the variety of Indonesian cultural wealth.

"It is true that other countries see that we are very rich in this matter. Earlier, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture of India spoke continuously and memorized the Earth's Ruwatan, Earth's Ruwatan. India knows that earth means land, country, earth. They really understand that. Then from Germany also talk about our cultural diversity," explained Ganjar.

The Earth Law, which brings the spirit of local wisdom of the Indonesian people, he added, is a trigger for G20 countries to re-examine the conditions of the earth, environment, and arts that exist in a country.

"Hopefully this will also be a momentum for all countries to pay attention to their natural conditions, their environment, traditional arts, as a form of respect or respect for the nation's culture," he said.

Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, in his remarks invited the entire community and countries of the G20 to pay attention to the restoration of the earth again. Because human life cannot be separated from nature and the environment.

"We are here looking for time for reflection. Reflection as a human who lives depends on the dynamics of four elements, namely the earth, water, air, and fire. The human body is between the sky and earth, sea and land, and eight points of the wind. Through the Earth's Ruwatan, this is the time for all of us to reflect on the recovery process from the impact of the global pandemic by increasing our awareness of preserving nature, humans, and all living things," he explained.