Jakarta, Nov. 28 -- Indonesia's Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) commemorates the National Tree Planting Day, celebrated on November 28 each year, by reinforcing the planting of mangroves throughout the country to rehabilitate the ecosystem.

BRGM's Head of Mangrove Rehabilitation Working Group for Kalimantan and Papua Agung Rusdiyatmoko said that the sustainable community involvement is one of the crucial factors for the success of the program.

"Community's role is very important in protecting mangroves. The aim of mangrove rehabilitation is not only recovering the ecology, but also giving positive impact to the people's economy," he said in a statement received here on Sunday.

Rusdiyatmoko added, the aim of the national...