Enviro News Asia, Yogyakarta — The Faculty of Forestry at Universitas Gadjah Mada held a coordination meeting with the Ministry of Environment on March 16, 2026, to enhance collaboration in sustainable mangrove ecosystem management.
The meeting took place at the Faculty’s Dean Office in Yogyakarta and was attended by Dean Sigit Sunarta, along with Hero Marhaento and their team. Representing the Ministry, Puji Iswari, Director of Inland Water Ecosystem Protection and Management, participated in the discussion.
The coordination meeting focused on the ongoing mangrove landscape inventory in West Kalimantan and the upcoming program in East Java. The initiative aims to produce comprehensive spatial data and ecosystem information to support sustainable coastal protection and management planning.
Both parties also explored broader opportunities for collaboration, particularly in research and institutional capacity building related to inland and coastal ecosystem management. The discussion emphasized the importance of strengthening scientific approaches and data-driven policies in addressing environmental challenges.
The partnership reflects a joint commitment between academia and the government to respond to increasingly complex environmental issues, including coastal ecosystem degradation and climate change. As an academic institution, UGM is expected to contribute through research, technological innovation, and human resource development.
Through this collaboration, both institutions aim to improve the effectiveness, adaptability, and data-based management of mangrove ecosystems while delivering ecological, social, and economic benefits to communities. (*)
