Monday, 31 August 2015
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Let's Go To Baros!

 

Exposure at Baros village

 

Marine Economic Training Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baros is a small village located on the southern coast of Yogyakarta, in Kretek district, Bantul Regency. Not many people in Yogyakarta, especially youth, know the charm of Baros village. Perhaps, people know Baros as a village located in agricultural area producing red onion. Why is the article entitled: Let's Learn To Baros? What kind of charm does the village have? It is not a spectacular charm, nor the world-class natural beauty. But Baros village could catch public’s attention, because its mangrove conservation area. It is actually the main attention from various environmental activists, both students and public, either in regional and international scope.

 

 

 

  

What can we learn there? We can learn a formation of an ecosystem consisting of mangrove conservation and its benefits for Baros residents. Mangrove, for them is a shield for their farmland. Why? Because their farmland is located in the southern coast of Yogyakarta. Mangrove which grows in that area is used to filter salt-contained air carried by the wind. Besides that, mangrove is expected to prevent abrasion and binder silt that bring out new land around the mangrove. The growth of mangrove will be followed by the birth of new habitat surroundings, such as the breeding of brackish water fish, crabs, birds, and snakes. The growth of a new habitat means new life to avoid extinction. Local residents can get benefits of breeding fish and crab as their additional nutrition and incomes.

 

 

 

  

It started in 2003, the mangroves were planted around the coast of Baros village, then, the KP2B (Baros Youth Family) has received a mandate to keep the mangrove until now. It has been 15 years since  they were planted in Baros, and now local people and visitors having the same vision about enviroment can enjoy the mangrove forests. This is the reason why Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta initiated a training on maritime economy, with theme: Something with Indonesian Ocean. During the training, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta sent trainees to plunge into reality and make analysis related to Baros, on August 28 – 30, 2015. They were Celsius Immanuel Malailo (APMD), Yoel Yoga Dwianto (STAK Marturia), and Yakoba Ratundima (STT Terpadu, Waingapu).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The participants learned many things during their observation from 28 – 30 August 2015, related to local problems,  how pioneering an environmental movement, an ecosystem formation from the conservation of mangrove forests to socio-economic impacts for Baros residents. To all students and environment activists who are interested in nature conservation especially on marine and coastal area, let’s go to Baros and learn environment there. (PIAF)

 


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