Pekalongan Mangrove is a project targeting endangered villages or areas located on coastal lines in Pekalongan. This project is a sustainable project organized by GREAT Indonesia in cooperation with local communities called Banawa Sekar to answer the need to preserve the coastal side of Pekalongan.
Pekalongan City is one of the most directly affected by global climate change among many islands in the world. The project is preserving natural diversity and sea shore from erosion because of significant mangrove cutting in the 70’s-80s along with strong waves from the ocean.
- Preserving natural diversity and seashore from erosion because of the lack of mangroves and too strong waves from the ocean.
- Raising awareness of the importance of mangrove conservation as one part of environment protection to the local children, teenagers, and people.
- To support the local initiatives of local fisher and farmer communities in protecting the seashore by planting mangroves.
- And to increase the awareness of the other local people and children to protect do sustainable action of environment protection, in the coastal area of Pekalongan.
- Planting mangroves, harvesting mangroves seeds, seedling mangroves.
- Sharing environmental education with local people and children
- Conducting school visits and universities for environmental education
- Running a green campaign in the city center, managing the mangrove fruits to be drinks or foods, and promoting it.
- Exchange culture between local people and volunteers
- Learning about Mangroves
- Learning how to make mangrove syrups and mangrove sweets candy
Mangrove and its ecosystem from the Mangrove Information Center – Pekalongan.
- House of local people, located near the mangrove park.
- Share living room with other participants
- A sleeping bag is needed
- Mosquito lotion should be applied before you sleep
- Sharing Bathroom and Toilet
- Kitchen
- No Wifi
- No Fridge
Start Date:
- 13 – 26 February 2025
Duration: 2 weeks
