World Ocean Day : Bio Farma Plants 2000 Mangrove Trees in Critical Land Areas

One of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in collaboration with Bio Farma's internal community, including SRIKANDI, Bio Farma's Emergency Response Team (TTD), West Java Provincial Forestry Service, Perhutani, Wanadri and surrounding communities, distributed 2000 Mangrove trees to be planted. in the Critical Land Area. (Photo : M. Andzhar -  Bio Farma / CorComm)

(Subang 9/6)  In commemoration of World Ocean Day 2021, the Government through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) try to restore the existence of mangrove forests on the north coast of Java Island, through mangrove planting activities insome places. One of these activities was carried out in the Critical Land Area in Mayangan Village, Kec. Legon Wetan, Kab. Subang, West Java.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Bio of Farma collaborating with internal Bio Farma communities including, SRIKANDI, Bio Farma Emergency Response Team (TTD), West Java Provincial Forestry Service, Perhutani, Wanadri and local communities, distributing 2000 trees Mangroves to be planted in this Area on 8 June 2021.

The purpose of World Oceans Day is to celebrate our shared world's oceans and the personal relationship between people and the oceanto  to increase human awareness about the important role of the oceans in life and the ways that humans can do to protect the oceans.

(Left - Right): Head of Asset Management and General Division of Bio Farma Erwin Kurniawan, Chairman of the 27 Wanadri Rafi Respati ST. Chairman of the Wanadri Foundation, dr. Tri Wahyu Murni, Sp.Btkv, community leaders from the village of Mayangan Carwita and Wahyudin, in Mangrove Planting activities in the Critical Land area in Mayangan Village, Kec. Legon Wetan, Kab. Subang, West Java. (Photo : M. Andzhar - Bio Farma - CorComm)

Handover of mangrove trees symbolically given by Head of the Asset Management and General Affairs Division of Bio Farma, Erwin Kurniawan to the Chairman of the Wanadri Foundation, Tri Wahyu Murni. The Chairperson of the Management Board Wanadri Rafi Respati, West Java Forestry Service, represented by the Head of the Purawakarta Forestry Service Irawan, local community leader, Carwita has participated to supporting this activity.

In his speech, Erwin Kurniawan said that Bio Farma has realized a form of environmental concern by synergizing with several stakeholders, such as the local community, the Wanadari Foundation and government elements. To save the earth, we need to cooperate with all parties, to increase community's economic growth as well as maintain and improve plant ecosystems.

“Bio Farma is committed to saving humans through the provision of vaccines, to improve the immune system. Bio Farma alaso also committed try to improve environmental conditions, especially in critical lands by planting mangroves as a commitment to save the earth,” said Erwin.

The chairman of the Wanadri Foundation, Tri Wahyu Murni, said that the northern coastal area of Java Island was an area that was heavily affected by abrasion. Not only that, the mangrove plants that have been a barrier to the ferocity of the waves have been reduced due to land conversion

"Wanadri hopes that the community can plant on critical land as a form of disaster mitigation" he said.

As Srikandi Bio Farma Representative for Communication and Cooperation, Ayu Fanny Fitriastuty said, "In commemorating World Ocean Day, we want to actively participate in being involved in carrying out this mangrove planting activity as a way to rehabilitate critical land in coastal areas. to create better environment. Planting mangroves must be done with care, and also pray to get good result.

SRIKANDI Bio Farma

The Srikandi Community of PT Bio Farma (Persero) is one of the company's internal organizations was formed to give  a place for female employees to actively contribute, show their existence,support each other, build capacity, adapt, interact, and maintain a balanced role of gender equality in society company. The Srikandi  Community is formed by company to  support for the "Impact Champion for He for She" program from the United Nations, to increase women's representation in all areas of life, not only in the world of work but also in Indonesia in general.