Yogyakarta, May 13 -- Indonesia's sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called for unity and cooperation among nations in the world to address the climate crisis and environmental damage that threaten the future of humanity.

"We all know that the climate crisis and environmental crisis are real, not fiction, not a hoax," SBY stated in the lecture series forum of The Yudhoyono Institute (TYI) titled "Sustainable Growth with Equity" here on Monday.

He emphasized that collective, cross-border action is essential given the global scale of the threat.

"Therefore, our joint action must also be real and have a real impact," he added.

SBY highlighted that the world's situation is becoming increasingly complex and concerning.

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