Mangrove trees planted in Angke

Mangrove trees planted in Angke

JAKARTA: Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban urged every city in
the country, including Jakarta, to develop their city forests and
make the forests an integral part of their respective city master
plans.

"The city administrations can use their land (for developing
the city forests), or use land belonging to private parties since
the government will surely compensate the landowners," Kaban said
at the launching of the national reforestation program (KMDM) at
the Angke mangrove forest in North Jakarta.

During the event, the minister also planted mangrove trees in
the area.

Government Regulation No. 63/2002 on city forests stipulates
that every city must dedicate 10 percent of its land for forests.

According to some estimates, only 6 percent of Jakarta, which
covers an area of 65,680 hectares, is forest. --JP