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Supporting Education And Environmental Movement, Angkasa Pura Airports Assists Youth Summer Camp 2019

23 Jun 2019

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DENPASAR - Angkasa Pura Airports shows its commitment in education and environmental movement by supporting the 2019 Youth Summer Camp held on June 21 to 24, 2019 in Bali. Some of the Youth Summer Camp activities include commemorating Environment Day celebrated every June 5 and World Sea Day which falls on June 8, 2019.

Youth Summer Camp is an initiative for educating young people of Indonesia about marine conservation from the Marine Buddies Community under WWF Indonesia. Angkasa Pura Airports which has a mission to make a positive contribution to the environment also supports various initiatives related to sustainable business practices and environmental conservation, including marine issues.

"Angkasa Pura Airports supports various environmental conservation movement initiatives, including the 2019 Youth Summer Camp. Millennials have a significant role to contribute to environmental sustainability, which later impact business sustainability. We are proud to be part of the movement of the young generation that contributes to the sustainability of the environment, especially marine issues. It is hoped that this can develop and become a national movement that involves more stakeholders to realize the objective of national environmental conservation," said Angkasa Pura Airports Marketing and Services director Devy Suradji.

According to WWF-Indonesia Communication Director Elis Nurhayati, "Youth Summer Camp is an initiative driven by the Marine Buddies Community and attended by 100 young people from various cities in Indonesia. Apart from being an educational medium to introduce marine and conservation issues in Indonesia, the main objective of this activity is to plan a national action related to marine issues in Indonesia for the next one year. This activity is also one form of collaboration that was carried out by WWF-Indonesia with Angkasa Pura Airports and supported by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).”

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) data shows Indonesia's marine wealth value, as of March 2019, reached to Rp1,772 trillion or 93 percent of the total 2018 State Budget. The wealth value comes from fish, coral reefs, mangrove ecosystems, seagrass ecosystems, marine tourism potential, and others.

To optimize the potential of the marine wealth, conservation also has an important role. Marine conservation areas are important instruments in the management of fisheries resources because they can protect habitats, ecosystem structures, ecosystem functions, and maintain species diversity. Protection of 20 to 40 percent of the sea area from fishing will increase long-term fish catch and reduce over-fishing.

The Indonesian government has committed to establishing a marine conservation area (sea) throughout Indonesia covering an area of 20 million hectares in 2020. This intention was conveyed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit in Manado in 2009 and in Bali in 2018. Based on data from the Ministry, 177 marine conservation areas have been built on an area of 20.88 million hectares (6.42% of the total sea area) throughout Indonesia in 2018.

In order to support marine conservation efforts and maximize Indonesia's marine wealth potential as well as environmental management responsibility due to the construction of airports, especially in Bali, Angkasa Pura I also supports the Youth Summer Camp as one of the sustainability development programs promoted by Angkasa Pura Airports. [DR]

Encourage Young Generation to Care for Marine Conservation

Through the Youth Summer Camp, Angkasa Pura Airports encourages young generations to concerned about marine conservation. During the Youth Summer Camp, which will be held for four days, knowledge will be given to the younger generation about marine resources, from potential natural resources and Illegal wildlife trade campaigns to ways to contribute to marine conservation by conducting coastal waste data collection and handling stranded mammals. In addition, participants will also visit the Nusa Penida Regional Waters Conservation Area, planting mangroves and coral reefs, releasing hatchlings, and cultural night activities.

This year, Youth Summer Camp involved around 100 young people aged 15 to 24 years representing the Indonesian Marine Buddies Community, Earth Hour community, students, and young people from other public communities. Furthermore, the turtle release and coral transplantation activities by Angkasa Pura I is supported by the Nusa Dua Reef Foundation, the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries, Udayana University, and Shangri La Hotel Management. [DR]

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