Support Ecotourism, CCEP Indonesia Makes Mangrove Activist Training

VIVA – To increase knowledge of mangroves and their ecosystem, environmental activists in the Thousand Islands conservation area received training to increase mangrove interpretation competencies to support ecotourism in the Thousand Islands conservation area, December 26 to 28, 2022.

This training is in conjunction with the month of planting trees and was initiated by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Indonesia (CCEP Indonesia) a leading consumer goods company in the world, which is committed to creating a positive impact on the environment and community welfare.

With the mangrove interpretation competency improvement training, mangrove activists on Pramuka Island and Panggang Island are expected to have more knowledge and ability to understand the details of ecological functions that can enrich mangrove forest conservation efforts.

“Mangrove forests have an important contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation in coastal areas through their ecological functions,” stated Nurlida Fatmikasari a Regional Corporate Affairs Manager in Central Indonesia, CCEP Indonesia.

The training was attended by 25 mangrove activists from the Rumah Hijau Women Farmers Group (KWT), SKP Samo-Samo Forest Farmers Group (KTH), Panggang Sejahtera Mangrove Farmers Group, and Tour Guides who are members of the Pokdarwis of Panggang Island Village. Presenting speakers from the Thousand Islands National Park which is also located on Pramuka Island.

Mangrove ecosystems besides having physical ecological functions, social functions, and economic functions including ecotourism which is expected to continue to develop in line with the target of mangrove forest conservation in coastal areas such as in the Thousand Islands, said Mahariah as a self-help forestry extension agent.

With a target of planting 10,000 mangroves every year on Pramuka Island, it is hoped that with the training held for three days, mangrove activists can better understand the benefits of mangrove, so they can encourage other communities to participate in preserving mangrove forests.

This can also have an impact on increasing the attractiveness of sustainable tourism in coastal areas. CCEP Indonesia also supports mangrove conservation in Pramuka Island by planting more than 10,500 mangrove seedlings in 2020.