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        "msgid": "gekira-forms-ecology-regiment-a-moral-commitment-to-caring-for-the-earth-1772647023",
        "date": "2026-03-04 22:45:00",
        "title": "Gekira Forms Ecology Regiment: A Moral Commitment to Caring for the Earth",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Gekira, the Christian faction aligned with Gerindra, establishes the Ecology Regiment as a semi-autonomous environmental action unit, with Laurencus Pakpahan appointed National Commander in a ceremony on 2 March 2026. The move ties ecological stewardship to national leadership\u2019s agenda, emphasising youth involvement and a mass tree-planting plan to safeguard Indonesia\u2019s future.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Raya Christian Movement (Gekira), the wing of the\nGreat Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), reaffirmed its ecological\ncommitment by forming the Gekira Ecology Regiment, a semi-autonomous\nbody envisaged as an environmental restoration action unit. The mandate\nfor national leadership was conferred directly by Gekira\u2019s General Chair\nNikson Silalahi upon Laurencus Pakpahan as National Commander in a\nceremony at the Gekira Central Secretariat, Central Jakarta (2 March\n2026). This moment marks a strategic step for the organisation in\nintegrating political, moral, and ecological movements in a single\nbreath of struggle. Nikson emphasised that Gekira must actively\nparticipate in safeguarding and preserving Indonesia\u2019s biodiversity. The\nresponsibility, he said, is not merely political but also moral\u2014a call\nto maintain the balance between economic growth and ecological\nsustainability. \u201cThis challenge requires not only policy but a movement\nof awareness\u2014a paradigm shift that sees the Earth not as an object of\nexploitation but as our common home,\u201d he said. He emphasised that the\nfrequent natural disasters ravaging the country must be met with real\naction and the involvement of the younger generation of Christians in\nthe environmental rescue movement. This step, according to Nikson,\naligns with the vision of President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s administration,\nwhich has consistently advocated the importance of energy sovereignty,\nfood security, and sustainable development rooted in the people\u2019s\ninterests. The Chairman of the PP Gekira Board of Patrons and Special\nPresidential Envoy for Climate and Energy, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, in\nvarious forums also stressed that economic growth and environmental\npreservation are not two poles that negate each other, but two\ndimensions that must be aligned in a visionary and sustainable manner.\nThis mandate further strengthens Gekira\u2019s resolve to form the Ecology\nRegiment as a real-world instrument of action. Gekira\u2019s\nSecretary-General, Yeremias Ndoen, added that the formation of this\naction unit finds the right spiritual momentum. The Universal Church has\ndesignated 2026 as the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis of Assisi\u2014a call of\nfaith to undertake ecological repentance and to care for creation with\nlove and responsibility. \u201cThe Gekira Ecology Regiment is a manifestation\nof national commitment and a moral calling for Christians. This is a\nresponse to the national leadership\u2019s vision as well as a philosophical\nreflection on ecological responsibility,\u201d he said. For Laurencus\nPakpahan, the mandate he has received is not merely an honour but a\nmajor task requiring consistency and resolve. He believes the world\ntoday lives in an environmental ethics paradigm that requires every\nelement of the nation to actively participate in caring for the Earth.\nTherefore, he is committed to swiftly forming the organisational\napparatus from the centre to the regional level so that the Gekira\nEcology Regiment will have tangible impact. \u201cWe will move quickly and in\na measured way. The vision of Gekira\u2019s Central Board and Mr Hashim\nDjojohadikusumo to plant one million trees must be realised promptly,\u201d\nLaurencus said. Thus, the birth of the Gekira Ecology Regiment is not\nmerely the formation of a new body but an ethical declaration that\ncaring for the Earth is an inseparable part of the nation\u2019s struggle and\nservice to humanity\u2014an oath that Indonesia\u2019s future must grow in tandem\nwith the preservation of its natural environment.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gekira-forms-ecology-regiment-a-moral-commitment-to-caring-for-the-earth-1772647023",
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