(11/5/2023) | Moot Court Community (KPS) and Lovers of Nature Sign of Honor (PATAKA), which are part of the Semi-Autonomous Body of the Faculty of Law, University of Airlangga (FH UNAIR), carried out mangrove tree planting activities in Mangrove Wonorejo, Rungkut, Surabaya, Saturday (6/5/23).
The activity that was carried out together was entitled “KPS x Pataka Serving,” which was initiated out of sympathy for the condition of the east coast of Surabaya, which is experiencing erosion over time. This is due to the lower state of the Surabaya coast compared to Gresik and Madura, so there is a need for a preventive and repressive solution to this problem. One of the most effective preventative solutions is to plant mangrove trees on the east coast.
Vania Christiana, Chief Executive of “KPS x PATAKA Serving”, revealed that this activity was one of the KPS FH UNAIR Bureau of Foreign Relations work programs. When determining the outline of the work program, Vania found that environmental conditions in Surabaya needed to be considered by students, especially in coastal states. Therefore, this year’s work program is targeting the coastal environment. “This is the first mangrove community service program implemented by KPS, and this innovation emerged when we saw the condition of the east coast of Surabaya, which continues to experience abrasion over time,” Vanya said.
In addition, Nabil Arijala Survito, Deputy for External Affairs for KPS FH UNAIR, added that this activity was carried out as a reflection of human concern for the surrounding environment. “Humans in the current era are often indifferent to their surroundings. They often pay attention to individual interests to escape the earth’s preservation. Through this work program, I hope that humans will pay attention to the earth, which is getting older and older. I also hope that millions of organizations can imitate this work program so that we can both take care of this beloved earth.” Said Arjal.
Seeing the condition of the east coast of Surabaya in recent years, David, the Wonorejo mangrove ecotourism guide, said that various elements of society had already realized the urgency. David was the Wonorejo Mangrove Ecotourism guide before the activity began. “Alhamdulillah, many local people are starting to become aware of this concern, including we have worked with students, the community, organizations, and educational institutions,” David said. David added, “The hope is that activities like this should not be held only once but are held continuously. Mangroves are essential for the environment to resist abrasion on this coast.”
