Tanjung Selor (ANTARA) – Bulungan Regency Government and Team Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) And Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Canada has conducted a survey on the lives of fishermen and the mangrove ecosystem in the Kayan River Delta, as part of a cooperation agreement on green and sustainable development.

“We really appreciate the support of GGGI Indonesia and the Canadian Embassy in their efforts to support sustainable development programs, especially in the mangrove ecosystem area in Kayan Bulungan Delta,” Bulungan Regional Secretary Risdianto said in Tanjung Selor on Tuesday.

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On Monday (5/927/2024), officials from the Bulungan District Government visited the mangrove area of ​​Kayan Delta which is the target of the conservation program, precisely in Liagu village, Sekatak District.

The GGGI and GAC teams were accompanied by the Chief of Bappeda, the Head of the Bulungan Environmental Service (DLH), the North Kalimantan Provincial Forest Service and the KPH Tarakan. They conducted surveys on the management, protection and use of coastal areas and mangroves, and discussed future challenges and opportunities.

One of the main objectives of this visit was to understand the community’s dependence on mangrove forests. GGGI and GAC Canada teams held discussions with subsistence fishermen in Liagu village to gather this information.

Director of Division 1 Southeast Asia and Oceania, OSP, GAC Audri Makhopadhyay, said his team’s presence was part of the collaboration between the Canadian and Indonesian governments assisted by the GGGI team to help improve the well-being of fishing communities in the area around the mangrove zone.

Based on the results of the discussion, the GGGI and GAC Canada teams will involve all elements of society and local government in carrying out a mangrove conservation program. They will also focus on empowering communities in the economic, social and cultural areas, as well as maintaining environmental aspects for sustainable development.

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“We want to see first-hand the projects we will be doing in the next five years, such as community empowerment, including increasing government capacity in planning to improve the mangrove ecosystem.

Program Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate-Smart Livelihoods in Mangrove Landscapes (NASCLIM) GGGI Indonesia in Bulungan launched four regions, namely Liagu Village, Sekatak, Sekatak Buji and Salimbatu.

GGGI and GAC teams conducted field surveys at these sites to map the problems and formulate appropriate programs.

GGGI is committed to making a meaningful contribution, although it is aware that solving all the problems in the Kayan Delta mangrove area requires a lot of time and effort.

“But at least we can do something for the development of Bulungan, especially in our working area,” said Taswin Munier.

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