President: RI to preserve environment more seriously

WASPADA ONLINE
JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia today and tomorrow would
preserve the environment more seriously.
The president made the statement on the occasion of World Environment Day 2010 at the State
Palace here on Tuesday (Jun.8).
"Let us from now on be more serious in preserving our environment," said the president, calling
on government leaders and the people at large to do so.
To make environmental preservation efforts a success, the head of state called on regional
leaders to involve colleges and non-governmental organizations in the endeavors.
He also urged the local governments to be more careful in issuing permits to use forests and
land .
"Local governments should be careful in granting permits and do so according to the forests'
and land's function," the president said after presenting Kalpataru and Adipura environmental
awards to a number of deserving individuals and institutions.
The awards were given in thee categories, namely "Kalpataru" for individuals and groups;
"Adipura" for 140 districts and cities; and "Adiwiyata Mandiri" 2010 for 25 schools.
Flanked by Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta, the president personally presented
the awards in conjunction with this year's World Environment Day themed "Many Species One
Planet, One Future."
Meanwhile, the environment minister said the theme was crucial, because in Indonesia
biodiversity was still being overexploited threatening the proper functions and order of the
ecosystem.
Biodiversity is an element that forms the environment and functions as the main support for the
human survival and welfare, according to him.
The "Kalpataru" awards for the environmental pioneer category was among other things given
to Djohan Riduan Hasan from Girimaya, Bukit Intan sub district, Pangkal Pinang, Bangka
Belitung Province (Sumatra Island), for his contribution to rehabilitate former-tin mining-site
critical land.
Another recipient of "Kalpataru" was Mateus Bere Bau from Kewar village, Lamaknen sub
district, Belu District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, for his service in planting and

caring for trees in arid and rocky areas for the last 35 years.
Mahyidin from Aneuk Laot, Sukakarya sud district, Sabang, Aceh Province, also received a
"Kalpataru" Award, for helping rehabilitate mangrove forests.
The two other awardees were Kholifah from Kedung Ringin village, Beji sub district, Pasuruan
District, East Java Province, for pioneering in organic agriculture since 1999 by developing biopesticides and fertilizers; and Ujang Solikhin, an army soldier, from Kertasari village, Ciamis
sub district, West Java, for turning wastes into alternative energy in the form of organic charcoal
briquettes to replace kerosene.
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Summary
In the World Environment Day 2010 at the State Palace, president Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono said Indonesia will preserve the environment more seriously. To make
environmental preservation efforts a success, the head of state called on regional leaders to be
careful in granting permits and do so according to the forests' and land's function. In this event
that themed "Many Species One Planet, One Future, there is a session for presenting Kalpataru
and Adipura environmental awards to a number of deserving individuals and institutions. The
awards were given in thee categories, namely "Kalpataru" for individuals and groups; "Adipura"
for 140 districts and cities; and "Adiwiyata Mandiri" 2010 for 25 schools.