Durian. Indonesian government has mapped out plan to rehabilitate up to 600 thousand hectares of mangrove ecosystems in the country within the next four years, by employing close and integrated cooperation with various stakeholders.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said the government is committed to the restoration plan, but in doing so, it will work together with related parties and agencies.
“The Indonesian government is committed to carry out rehabilitation to up to 600,000 hectares [of mangrove] in the next four years, from 2020 to 2024, by involving multi stakeholders,” Luhut said after a meeting with related ministries on Nov.10.
Pandjaitan added the integrated measures will include mangrove-related labor-intensive program, in addition to and to support the restoration efforts.
“This mangrove ecosystem management has to be well-calculated as well as being integrated, and it will include mangrove rehabilitation and labor-intensive programs,” the retired Army general explained.
“This program will focus on developing mangrove mega-projects in 3 locations which also focuses on mangrove seeding. And we need support from multi stakeholder, including international organizations and Indonesia’s strategic partners, to partake in funding for the program.”
According to information from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, restoration will be done on mangrove ecosystems with rare and very rare density. The funding comes from state budget, the World Bank’s fund, support from strategic partners and CSR fund as well as from Green Port Program in state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Based on Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry, Indonesia currently has around 3.31 million of mangrove area with around 637 thousand hectares of it is being in critical condition which requires immediate ecosystem restoration.
