Labuan Bajo Government Builds Komodo Bamboo Campus
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"The process of determining the APBDDes is around March, the rainy season has stopped. We believe that from September, October to December, both church schools and villages must realize up to 500,000 bamboo saplings in this district. So, when this production house runs, then cut down 1 then plant 10 and so that this survives, this is a good thing that will not become extinct. We prepare all the policy arrangements," said Edistasius Endi.
Arboretum of 28 bamboo speciesÂ
From the mapping made together with the Bamboo Lestari Environmental Foundation and the Diocese of Ruteng, there are 27 variants of bamboo that grow in West Manggarai. The development of the 28 variants will be centered around the 18-hectare Batu Cermin Cave area.Â
"The Batu Cermin Cave area will be the center of the arboretum. There will be 28 species of bamboo in Batu Cermin. If people enjoy exotic nature, don't forget they also need fresh air," he said.Â
Furthermore, the campaign, which also involves school children and the Catholic Church base of the Ruteng Diocese, is believed to reduce carbon emissions and enrich oxygen. This movement is claimed to be able to control climate change.Â
"Bamboo plants can absorb and store carbon and enrich oxygen. And Labuan Bajo, especially in West Manggarai, is a storehouse of oxygen," he said.