Green NGO to hold int'l workshop

Green NGO to hold int'l workshop

JAKARTA: Non-governmental organization Mitra Emisi Bersih
(MEB), which campaigns for reduced use of motorized vehicles in
order to reduce exhaust emissions in the city, will stage an
international workshop and environment exhibition at Jakarta
Convention Center, Senayan, Central Jakarta, from Oct. 7 through
Oct. 9.

The committee will invite experts, mostly from Asian
countries, including India, to become speakers at the three-day
workshop.

"The workshop will also feature speakers from Germany, Japan,
Australia and the United States," said Paul Butar Butar of MEB,
who is also a senior executive of the Jakarta clean air project
Swisscontact.

The objectives of the workshop and exhibition, Paul said, were
to provide examples from other countries on how to deal with air
pollution and achieve a reduction in vehicle exhaust emissions.

MEB will also launch a campaign to persuade the public not to
use motorized vehicles on Car-free Day on Sept. 21, in order to
reduce air pollution.

Last year, the program failed to gain much support from the
public due a lack of advance publicity. -- JP