The Mangrove Care Forum Bali (MCFB) Bali, also known as Forum Peduli Mangrove Bali (FPMB), is formed with the aim to protect, preserve, rehabilitate, replant and educate, as a concerted effort to save the mangroves. Supported by the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation, the team at the Mangrove Care Forum Bali draws from 16 years of experience the foundation has in caring for and operating the Tambling W
ildlife Nature Conservation Park, located at South Bukit Barisan National Park, within 356,000 hectares of Tropical Rainforest and 21,600 hectares of Marine Nature Reserve. Initiated by Tomy Winata at the start of 2013, the Mangrove Care Forum Bali is established in keen partnership with:
• The Ministry of Forestry (Indonesia)
• The Provincial Government of Bali
• The Government of Badung Regency
• Ministry of Environment
• Ministry of Maritime
• Udayana Military Command
• Regional Police of Bali
• University of Udayana
• Artha Graha Care Foundation
• Nearby communities including LPM, Village Chief, Customary and Religious Leaders from 5 villages – Tanjung Benoa, Benoa, Jimbaran, Tuban and Kedonganan. The mangrove forest under the care of The Mangrove Care Forum Bali is located in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park, a 1,373.5 hectare mangrove forest at the Benoa Bay Area in Bali. This mangrove forest suffers from severe pollution and misuse, and debris and rubbish from nearby villages, Deforestation of trees and littering its grounds are a common sight. The focus of the Mangrove Care Forum Bali is to involve the communities surrounding the mangrove and enlist regular help to clean up and create a safe environment for plants and marine life to thrive. A further goal is to prevent further abrasion of coastline and to regrow the affected areas to lush mangrove vegetation.
5 key goals in furthering its efforts:
• Maintenance of Degraded Land
• Preservation of Mangrove Areas
• Replanting of Mangroves
• Rehabilitation of Degraded Mangroves
• Mangrove Development
