Christine Lagarde said that she will go to Lombok on Monday to give donation raised by IMF staff, “On behalf of the IMF, I’m just very very proud to be here in Indonesia and to be able to contribute to number one the protection of the environment which is planting some corals which will continue to grow and also to contribute to the support that is needed for the people of Indonesia who are suffered in the natural disasters that just took place recently in Lombok and Sulawesi”.
Mr Pandjaitan reminded all parties not to look at the value of the ‘donation’ by IMF.
Mr Pandjaitan expressed his appreciation for all the guests in the transplantation event, saying they had shown their commitment to protect the environment.
“The Nusa Dua Coral Reef encompasses 204 Hectares of the shoreline. It is part of Indonesia’s Coral Reef Garden Program. The park combines scientific and socio-economic aspects of coral reef ecosystem management for a sustainable use. In this park, various coral reefs from all over Indonesia’s water will be transplanted. Our target is to create a unique large-scale sea underwater aquarium”.
Indonesia is home to some of the world’s richest coral reef. But like other part of the world, its existence has been under threat by the rising volume of marine waste including plastic. According to the Nature Conservancy and UN Environment (UNEP), more than 90 percent of global coral reef will dissapprar by 2050. Indonesia has 27.95 per cent of coral reef in the world with over 569 species.
The International Initiative of Coral Reef has declared 2018 as the year of Coral reef
NDCRFG aims to develop research and innovation on coral reef protection, particularly on how to bring coral reef back to life, through ‘transplantation’ programme. In doing so, the organization always put surrounding communities at the centre of activities, making sure they are instrumental in the sustainable protection of coral reef.***
