Hargo.co.id, GORONTALO – The Water Police of Boalemo conducted a cleanup of accumulated trash in the mangrove forest area of Lamu Village on Friday (08/12/2023).
The Head of Boalemo Water Police, IPTU Mahyudin Thalib, who directly led the activity, also collaborated with the Lamu Village Government.
In addition to cleaning up the trash, they also installed banners to encourage everyone to maintain the cleanliness of the mangrove forest environment.
IPTU Mahyudin stated that they cleaned up the area to encourage people to live cleanly and protect the environment in the mangrove forest area.
“This is one form of preserving the environment, where mangroves, which are so important, we clean them up,” said IPTU Mahyudin.
“We invite the community because we live in an interdependent environment. As we can see, it’s very dirty here,” he added.
IPTU Mahyudin believes that if the mangrove is well-maintained and clean, it will have many benefits for the community.
“This mangrove area is very useful in preventing erosion and holding back, for example, if there is a tsunami,” he explained.
According to him, maintaining cleanliness cannot be done instantly. It requires a gradual process.
“Of course, this cleanliness issue cannot be spontaneous because it involves the habits of the community,” he added.
Mahyudin explained that there needs to be public awareness in disposing of waste. One of them is plastic waste, which is often found in the mangrove forest area.
“We need to instill awareness of cleanliness, especially plastic waste that is scattered in this area,” he said.
“This needs to be burned because if it is planted, it will not decompose. Even if it decomposes, we don’t know when, maybe hundreds of years,” he continued.
The Head of Water Police hopes that in the future, there will be more parties involved in taking care of the mangrove environment.
“So, this is just the beginning. Maybe in the future, we will involve more stakeholders and more adequate tools,” he concluded. (*)
Release: Public Relations of the Gorontalo Regional Police
