The move was marked at Saturday's event by the planting of trees, the leaves and/or flowers of which are considered eco-printable, in a 3,200-square-meter plot of land in Turi that will be developed into and managed by the association as an eco-print forest.

“Although all leaves and flowers are ecoprintable, we specialize in trees with high print value,” said AEPI chairman Puthut Ardianto, adding that some of the tree species were lanang, eucalyptus and castor.  

He said the newly established AEPI was planting ecoprint trees across Indonesia.

“This movement is very supportive of our program to promote a sustainable fashion industry,” he added.

AEPI cofounder Rokhaya Nur Fitriyani agreed, saying that eco-printing in the country had set a good example of a movement that is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially during a time like the pandemic.

“This is one of the most successful efforts [to cope with the current condition]; this is [promoting] Indonesian eco-print to the world,” said Fitriyani, who owns the 3,200 sqm plot of land to be developed into an ecoprint forest.

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