Indonesian mangrove cover increased to 3.56 million hectares in 2019
Madrid, Dec. 11 -- Indonesia's mangrove forest cover grew to 3.56 million hectares in 2019, Director of Environment and Disaster Management of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs Sahat M. Panggabean stated.
"Mangrove forests in Indonesia currently cover a total area equivalent to 59 times of Madrid City," Panggabean remarked during a panel session on acceleration of mangrove rehabilitation in Indonesia, held at the Pavilion Indonesia on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties (COP) 25 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Panggabean stressed on the importance of partnership among stakeholders, including the government, academicians, local people, businessperson...
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