45 Thousand Mangroves Restore 25 Hectares of Cangkir Island Coast

The community is also starting to feel economic benefits. The program involved 25 local residents, with nine of them being active drivers.

The assisted community processes parts of mangrove plants into various products, ranging from food and drinks to dishwashing soap and bath soap.

“There are quite a lot of products produced from this program. "We make food, drinks, dish soap and bath soap using fruit, leaves and other parts of mangroves," he said. Heru said.

MAPUCA is now waiting for the plants planted in 2022 to produce maximum fruit. The harvest results will later be used to increase the production capacity of processed mangroves.

Cangkir Island is Prepared to Become a Mangrove Tourism Site

Heru hopes that the Cangkir Island area can be developed into a natural mangrove and agrotourism tourism destination. This tourism development is considered to be able to expand the market for residents' products while supporting environmental education.

“The hope is that coastal community products can become better known, including through the marketplace. "The government can also help provide MSME outlets or souvenir centers typical of tourist destinations," he said. he said.