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PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CONCRETE ACTIONS TO SAVE ENVIRONMENT
Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for concrete actions to save the environment in the face of the global warming and climate change phenomena that were degrading the environment.
Nobody should wait to do something to save the environment, Yudhoyono said at a function to mark National Environment Day 2008 at the State Palace here on Thursday.
"Climate change and global warming are real. Let us stop arguing about these issues, let us take concrete actions," the President said at the event which was also attended by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono.
Among the concrete actions people could take were preserving forests and land by planting trees, especially coconut and breadfruit trees, he said.
"My message to the forestry minister is, please plant coconut and breadfruit trees because breadfruit trees can retain water. So, God Willing, there will no more flooding," Yudhoyono said.
The second example of concrete actions was energy saving for the benefit of the environment and the economy, he said.
"The third step is clean up the sewage system. If the sewage system is clean, the environment will be healthy. Besides, it will prevent flooding," he said.
The President also urged the people and the regional administrations to promote healthy, clean and estethic life styles.
In remarks addressed to regional administration chiefs, the president said the quality of the environment in their respective jurisdiction was one of the indicators of their success or failure in running their administrations.
Yudhoyono cited four factors affecting environmental preservation, namely government policies, education, behavior and life style as well as technology.
On the occasion, Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono and Forestry Minister MS Kaban, received a "Certificate of Global Leadership", an award from the United Nations, for promoting the planting of millions of trees in Indonesia as part of the Billion Tree Planting Campaign spearheaded by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Agro-forestry Center (ICRAF).
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also presented 'Kalpataru' (Tree of Life) awards to nine people and three NGOs who have been helping the country's environmental preservation, and 'Adipura' Awards to a number of cities for keeping up high cleanliness standards.
Nobody should wait to do something to save the environment, Yudhoyono said at a function to mark National Environment Day 2008 at the State Palace here on Thursday.
"Climate change and global warming are real. Let us stop arguing about these issues, let us take concrete actions," the President said at the event which was also attended by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono.
Among the concrete actions people could take were preserving forests and land by planting trees, especially coconut and breadfruit trees, he said.
"My message to the forestry minister is, please plant coconut and breadfruit trees because breadfruit trees can retain water. So, God Willing, there will no more flooding," Yudhoyono said.
The second example of concrete actions was energy saving for the benefit of the environment and the economy, he said.
"The third step is clean up the sewage system. If the sewage system is clean, the environment will be healthy. Besides, it will prevent flooding," he said.
The President also urged the people and the regional administrations to promote healthy, clean and estethic life styles.
In remarks addressed to regional administration chiefs, the president said the quality of the environment in their respective jurisdiction was one of the indicators of their success or failure in running their administrations.
Yudhoyono cited four factors affecting environmental preservation, namely government policies, education, behavior and life style as well as technology.
On the occasion, Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono and Forestry Minister MS Kaban, received a "Certificate of Global Leadership", an award from the United Nations, for promoting the planting of millions of trees in Indonesia as part of the Billion Tree Planting Campaign spearheaded by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Agro-forestry Center (ICRAF).
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also presented 'Kalpataru' (Tree of Life) awards to nine people and three NGOs who have been helping the country's environmental preservation, and 'Adipura' Awards to a number of cities for keeping up high cleanliness standards.
