Bali has mangrove information center

Bali has mangrove information center

JAKARTA: Minister of Forestry M. Prakosa inaugurated the Mangrove Information Center on Tuesday in Denpasar, Bali, which was built by the government with assistance from the Japanese government.

Also attending the inauguration ceremony were Bali governor I Dewa Made Berathe, Director General for Land Rehabilitation at the Ministry of Forestry Surachmanto Hutomo and Japanese Counselor Satoshi Suzuki and a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) representative.

According to a press release of the Japanese Embassy, Satoshi said during the center's opening ceremony that the center was expected to play an important role as a key center not only for Indonesia but also for Asia Pacific region.

He also said domestic and foreign tourists were expected to visit the center. --JP