Tree planting program launched

Wed, 28 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANDUNG: The State Minister for the Environment, Nabiel Makarim,
kicked off on Tuesday what is being called a "Tree Bank Program"
in Banjaran Wetan subdistrict, Bandung regency.

As part of the program, the government, in collaboration with
oil and gas firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal (PT KPC), will plant some
22,000 trees of various species on 90 hectares of barren land in
the subdistrict. The seeds of avocado, coffee and acacia trees
are being provided by PT KPC.

This is the third such program to be held after similar
planting programs recently in Temanggung regency, Central Java
province, and along the Pesanggrahan River in Jakarta. -- JP

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