Nyoman Suryadiputra Director of Wetlands International Indonesia :
Land conversion is the main challenge
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Nyoman Suryadiputra has been dealing with mangrove, peatlands, as well as riverine and lacustrine ecosystems for 35 years. As an expert in wetlands management, he has seen in the past three decades large areas of mangrove forests converted into aqua farms, or sacrificed for infrastructure development.
"Now we only have around 3.2 million hectares of mangroves that are still in decent condition," he said, adding that Indonesia has lost at least 7 million hectares. Thus, his work with Wetlands International includes the restoration of coastal vegetation in many areas in the archipelago, mainly in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
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Nyoman Suryadiputra has been dealing with mangrove, peatlands, as well as riverine and lacustrine ecosystems for 35 years. As an expert in wetlands management, he has seen in the past three decades large areas of mangrove forests converted into aqua farms, or sacrificed for infrastructure development.
"Now we only have around 3.2 million hectares of mangroves that are still in decent condition," he said, adding that Indonesia has lost at least 7
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