TARAKAN
Mangrove Forest as Island Guard
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tarakan has grown from an oil producer into a city of services. The key is infrastructure development, nature conservation, and city illumination.
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THE mangrove forest spreads out over 22 hectares, causing cool air to pervade all parts of the area. Apart from the flourishing mangrove trees, the cries of proboscis monkeys get intermittent response from the melodious shrills of songbirds. The atmosphere doesn’t come from a wildlife reserve distant from the human bustle. “It’s the prized zone of an island city like Tarakan,” said Gani Abdullah, 72.
For the Sebengkok resident born in Ta
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