Enviro News Asia, Jakarta — The Ministry of Forestry, through the Mangroves for Coastal Resilience Project, has successfully planted 20.88 million mangrove seedlings during the 2024–2025 period.
As of 2025, the M4CR Project has realized mangrove rehabilitation covering 15,574 hectares across four priority provinces: North Kalimantan, North Sumatra, Riau, and East Kalimantan.
The mangrove planting forms part of efforts to strengthen coastal resilience and promote nature-based climate action. In addition to restoring degraded ecosystems, the rehabilitation program actively encourages the participation of coastal communities.
In 2024, mangrove planting was carried out across 13,307 hectares, resulting in 14,646,800 seedlings planted. Of this total, 1,162,320 seedlings have entered the maintenance phase, particularly in North Sumatra and Riau. The activities involved 15,047 participants through planting operations, Mangrove Rehabilitation Field Schools (SL RM), and Matching Grants programs.
In 2025, mangrove planting continued over an additional 2,267 hectares in North Sumatra, Riau, and East Kalimantan. To date, 6,233,820 mangrove seedlings have been planted across these three provinces. Implementation remains ongoing, and data on maintenance activities and community involvement will be updated following administrative completion and field verification.
The achievements of mangrove rehabilitation under the M4CR Project reflect the government’s commitment to ecosystem restoration that is gradual, measurable, and sustainable. The community-based approach not only strengthens the ecological function of mangroves as natural coastal protection but also expands public participation in sustainable natural resource management.
Through collaboration among ministries and agencies, local governments, development partners, and coastal communities, the Ministry of Forestry reaffirmed that mangrove rehabilitation is a key component of Indonesia’s national strategy to address climate change impacts, conserve biodiversity, and enhance coastal resilience. (*)
