Taman Safari plants 1,000 trees

BOGOR : Taman Safari Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) has planted 1,000 trees on the slopes of Gede Pangrango mountain near Bogor, West Java.

Taman Safari spokesman Yulius Suprihardo said that the regreening program was aimed at improving the environment in the area, which serves as an environmental buffer zone for Jakarta.

Gede Pangrango mountain is part of the Bopunjur (Bogor, Puncak, Cianjur) area, where the 13 rivers flowing through the capital city have their sources.

The amount of forested land in the area has been drastically reduced due to the uncontrolled real estate development and illegal logging.

The program, which also involved students from the Cibeureum state elementary school, saw the planting of 800 teak and mahogany trees.

So far, Taman Safari Indonesia has planted about 400,000 trees in the Bopunjur area.--JP