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        "id": 1798534,
        "msgid": "maritime-development-must-preserve-marine-biodiversity-says-environment-minister-1781190372",
        "date": "2026-06-11 21:26:55",
        "title": "Maritime development must preserve marine biodiversity, says Environment Minister",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Environment Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat has stressed that development in the maritime sector must safeguard marine biodiversity, including coral reefs and mangroves. He noted that post-reform governments have increasingly adopted sea-oriented thinking. Renowned environmentalist Emil Salim urged the ministry to collaborate across sectors to make the sea a true source of livelihood without causing damage.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Environment Minister and Head of the Environmental\nControl Agency Moh Jumhur Hidayat stated that development in the\nmaritime sector must still pay attention to the conservation of marine\nbiodiversity. \u201cDevelopment around the sea is not just about islands, not\njust about tourism, but ships are also sea-oriented. Including fishing\nis sea-oriented. But what must be remembered is that the development\nprocess must remain oriented towards environmental sustainability,\u201d said\nJumhur Hidayat at the Indonesia International Environment Technology and\nInnovation Expo and Conference (Invirotech) 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday.\nHe said the government continues to carry out various efforts to ensure\nthe protection of marine biodiversity. \u201cYou may build around the sea,\nbut make sure the coral reefs and mangroves remain and serve as habitats\nfor marine biodiversity,\u201d said Jumhur Hidayat. According to him,\nmaritime sector development carried out by the government, especially\nafter the reform era, has taken marine conservation into account. \u201cOur\ngovernment, especially post-reform to this day, has begun to think in a\nsea-oriented manner,\u201d said Jumhur Hidayat. Meanwhile, prominent\nIndonesian environmentalist Professor Emil Salim assessed that the sea\nhas not yet become a source of livelihood for the people of Indonesia as\nan archipelagic nation. \u201cEconomic life is still land-oriented. There is\nno sea-oriented economic development. So the Environment Minister needs\nto develop the sea as a source of livelihood,\u201d said Emil Salim. He also\nurged the Ministry of Environment to collaborate with the Ministry of\nAgriculture, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and other\nrelated ministries and agencies to make the sea a source of livelihood.\nEmil Salim also emphasised the importance of carrying out development\nwithout damaging the sea. \u201cCan we develop the Republic of Indonesia\nwithout damaging the sea? The Minister of Environment needs to invite\nthe Minister of Marine Affairs, the Minister of Fisheries, and all\nministers who use the sea as our source of livelihood. Do not let the\nsea become an object of our lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/maritime-development-must-preserve-marine-biodiversity-says-environment-minister-1781190372",
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