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Jakartans to see revitalized urban forests by September
Urban forests in Jakarta will have jogging tracks, fences and security posts when they are revamped starting in June, an official said on Monday.
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A tree branch is seen in a lush mangrove forest. (Shutterstock/File)
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rban forests in Jakarta will have jogging tracks, fences and security posts when they are revamped starting in June, an official said on Monday.
Jakarta Forestry Agency head Jaja Suharja said the city planned to improve four urban forests — in Cipayung, Munjul and Ciracas in East Jakarta, and in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
“It is now still in the planning phase. The total budget for this project is Rp 1.5 billion [US$112,317],” he said as quoted by beritajakarta.com.
He added that a tender for the project would be opened once the agency completed the planning phase and he expected the project to be finished no later than September.
Jakarta has 14 urban forests regulated by gubernatorial decrees with a total area of 149.18 hectares, a low figure when compared to the city's overall 66,100 hectares. Altogether, the urban forests account for just 0.23 percent of the city’s total area. The ideal proportion, according to Law No. 63/2002 on urban forests, is 10 percent. (idb)
