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Greeting from Indonesia. A week ago, youth, children, and local fisherman planted 150 mangroves around Ngurah Rai highway in south Bali. This place was chosen because thousands of mangroves were cut during the construction of highway. So, started at 09.00 a.m. they walked though the mud and planted the mangroves seed. Besides, they cleaned up the plantation area from any rubbish, especially plastic. The growth and development of these seed will be monitored every week by the local fisherman. This is vital to certain that the mangrove planted will alive and beneficial for nature.
Mangrove for Love is a mangrove conservation program as well as a collaborative movement toward green life style and climate change mitigation. This non-profit action was organized by youth volunteers and local fisherman. Dicky Hartono as coordinator of volunteer said that Mangrove for Love was funded by selling chocolates made by pidada fruit (mangrove fruit) whom produced by local communities. This program proves that mangrove do not only act in protecting coastal region from storm, tsunami, abrasion, sea live rise, etc but also capable to bring economic values without destructing the mangrove it self. Preserving mangrove will increase economic productivity for people around it. The meaning of mangrove conservation is love for our children and grand children. We want them to be able to enjoy the beauty and benefit of mangrove just like us now. The more we conserve the mangrove, the bigger our love for next generation. Do you agree? |
    
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I am double agreed with your comment 'Plantign mangrove is love for our children and grand children'. You did a great work Wulan :D And I am impressed as not only environmentalists and students joined this initiative but also local people like fishermen joined to refurbish the mangrove together.
Posted 11-03-2015 14:30
@Rahul: Thank you Rahul
Posted 10-03-2015 10:54
@Abdessamad: Thanks Abdessamad. Mangroves provide everything for us. Since they need less maintenance and can survive well, we decide to plan mangroves.
Posted 10-03-2015 10:52
@Arushi: Thank you Arushi. I could't agree with you more. Mangrove is vital for our ecosystem, especially in coastal region
Posted 10-03-2015 10:48
and i absolutely agree with your report. :D
the concept of love for our children and grandchildren is quite beautiful
Thanks for the report NI Putu
Posted 08-03-2015 16:32
Thank you for the report, mangrove forests are “Insurance” against climate change, restoring mangrove forests is much more affordable for protecting large coastal areas and requires less maintenance. Additional benefits include providing communities with food, raw materials and livelihoods as well as other benefits from biodiversity.
Posted 08-03-2015 02:43
Yes , fully agree with you , Ni Putu.
Mangroves are vital part of our ecosystem . They act as buffers between the land and the sea. and not only help in preventing soil erosion but also act as a catalyst in reclaiming land from seas. And in fact mangroves purify the water by absorbing impurities and harmful heavy metals and help us to breathe a clean air by absorbing pollutants in the air.
"Mangrove for Love" is a great initiative to conserve these saviors of global warming. Planting 150 mangroves is real good job. Thanks for sharing .
Posted 07-03-2015 23:09