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        "id": 1815043,
        "msgid": "mpr-deputy-speaker-urges-consistent-beach-cleanliness-in-karimunjawa-1782039088",
        "date": "2026-06-21 16:28:01",
        "title": "MPR Deputy Speaker Urges Consistent Beach Cleanliness in Karimunjawa",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Lestari Moerdijat, Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), has called for sustained efforts to maintain beach cleanliness in Karimunjawa as tourist numbers rise. She emphasised that tourism revenue must be matched by collective responsibility for environmental preservation. The initiative included a beach clean-up, the release of turtle hatchlings, and the inauguration of 'Pantai Lestari Ceria' as an educational site.",
        "content": "<p>As tourist interest in visiting Karimunjawa increases, beach\ncleanliness has become one of the challenges that must be consistently\naddressed. This was emphasised by Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI, Lestari\nMoerdijat, during a public aspiration event themed \u2018Environmentally\nSound National Development\u2019, which was packaged as a beach clean-up\naction with the community in Karimunjawa Village, Karimunjawa District,\nJepara Regency, Central Java. \u2018The arrival of tourists in Karimunjawa\ndoes not solely bring income for residents, but demands the\nresponsibility of all parties to maintain the cleanliness of the\nenvironment,\u2019 said Lestari in a written statement on Sunday (21\/6\/2026).\nBesides the beach clean-up, during the activity Rerie, as Lestari is\naffectionately known, together with Deputy Chairman of the Jepara\nRegency DPRD H. Pratikno and environmental activists, released turtle\nhatchlings on a beach named Pantai Lestari Ceria. At the inauguration of\nthe beach\u2019s name, Rerie expressed hope that Pantai Lestari Ceria,\nbesides being a tourist spot, could also become an educational site so\nthat the environment in Karimunjawa remains sustainable. Karimunjawa\nVillage Head Arif Setiawan, who is also a tourism operator, in his\nremarks supported Pantai Lestari Ceria\u2019s role as an environmental\neducation centre. Arif said that besides generating income for the\ncommunity, the beauty of the beach can also provide understanding to\nvillagers about preserving the beauty and environment at Pantai Lestari\nCeria, Karimunjawa Village. Arif also advised tourism operators in\nKarimunjawa not to solely pursue profit in running their businesses, but\nto also actively participate in maintaining environmental\nsustainability.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mpr-deputy-speaker-urges-consistent-beach-cleanliness-in-karimunjawa-1782039088",
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