Jakarta, Sept. 19 -- The Ministry of Environment (KLH) is designing a zoning map for mangroves in Indonesia to support the rehabilitation of 600,000 hectares of mangrove areas.

The Deputy for Environmental Management and Sustainable Natural Resources, Sigit Reliantoro, in Jakarta on Friday said it is being detailed and divided into zones for the targeted 600,000 hectares of mangrove rehabilitation by 2029.

"We are currently finalizing the details, including creating zoning. There are requirements for salinity, pH, and other factors because not all areas can be planted with mangroves," he said.

The map will divide mangrove rehabilitation zones based on the level of suitability for large-scale mangrove planting.

He added that rehabilita...