1,000 trees planted to observe Earth Day<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A number of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGO)
\ngathered on Saturday to plant 1,129 trees in Lebak Bulus, South
\nJakarta, in celebration of Earth Day, which fell on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The event was held by a number of NGOs, such as the World Wide
\nFund for Nature (WWF), the Indonesian Waste Forum, the
\nEnvironmentalist Farmer Group Sangga Buana and Clean Air Aware
\nGeneration.<\/p>\n
The celebration was opened by the wife of the district head of
\nCilandak, South Jakarta, Sanusi Machmud, as the deputy governor
\nwho was expected to inaugurate it could not attend. Officers from
\nthe City Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) and the Agency
\nfor the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) also were
\nunable to attend the event.<\/p>\n
Some of the trees had been donated by the Ministry of
\nForestry, the Java-Madura Forest Plant Seedling Center, the City
\nPark Agency, the Farming and Forestry Agency and the Ciliwung
\nriver area center.<\/p>\n
In addition to planting trees, a drawing competition as well
\nas a cross country walk and run were held.<\/p>\n
The theme was \"Nature is not our heritage, it belongs to our
\nnext generation.\"<\/p>\n
The activities, however, ended on a sad note as litter was
\nscattered everywhere at the site, showing that the main message
\nof Earth Day had failed to make an impression on guests,
\nparticipants and even organizers.<\/p>\n
Not one garbage bin had been provided, either near the stage
\nwhere most of the guests had gathered, at the location of the
\ndrawing competition or along the pathway for the cross country
\nrun.<\/p>\n
As a result, peanut shells, empty water bottles, wrappers and
\nplastic bags littered the ground.<\/p>\n
The cross country walk and run along the Pesanggrahan
\nriverbanks involved about 20 participants aged between 15 and 61
\nyears, said Nurina, the chief organizing officer. Most were
\nstudents.<\/p>\n
The total distance of the run was about three kilometers.<\/p>\n
The path led participants to areas which were still green and
\nnatural. Several participants said they were surprised to know
\nthere were still some green areas in a city like Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Eighteen children participated in the drawing and coloring
\ncompetition.<\/p>",
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