A large amount of freshly planted mangrove saplings are believed to have died in Benoa Bay because of all the trash dumped in the area.
Of an estimated 25,000 saplings planted in recent years, around 5,000 have died, according to a statement by the Secretary of Kampung Nelayan Wanasari, Agus Diana.
“From 2009 to 2015, the planting has been done in the Tahura (Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai) or in the Benoa Bay area. We’ve seen the mangrove trees die because of heat. The heat from globalization and worse from garbage that is not biodegradable and the changing temperature of the soil,” Diana said on Sunday when helping with mangrove planting in Benoa, as quoted by Tribun Bali.
This unfortunate statement comes after a group of students just arranged a community mangrove planting only a couple of weeks ago.
Other than environmental dangers from trash and rising temperatures as mentioned by Diana, Benoa’s poor mangroves ecosystem is also in jeopardy because of the controversial land reclamation intended for the area.
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