To commemorate the Indonesian Tree Planting Day on November 28 and International Tree Day on November 21, WWF Indonesia relaunched the MyBabyTree program. MyBabyTree is a tree planting program initiated by WWF Indonesia to reforest deforested lands which are vital areas for the sustainability of springs as one of the supports of human life.

What's in the Watershed? ?

Watersheds are often only seen as sources and places where water flows from upstream to downstream, to the beach or coast. Whereas watersheds in a broad sense is a very complex ecological system, in which many contain a variety of natural resources both renewable and non-renewable. Therefore, good watershed management can accommodate, store, and drain water consistently to support community life in a sustainable manner.

Why is the Ciliwung watershed very important?

Water is a blessing for human life but will become a disaster if the amount and behavior cannot be controlled by humans. The capital city of Jakarta and its surrounding buffer cities are often hit by floods. The overflow of the Ciliwung river is often used as a scapegoat for the disasters that occur in Jakarta.

In the last 3 (three) decades, the cool, fertile land and strategically located Upper Ciliwung Watershed has been converted from natural forest and cultivated land for local farmers to commercial areas. As a result, the Ciliwung Watershed, which is a catchment area supporting the Jakarta, Bogor and Depok areas, is now one of the most critically endangered watersheds in Indonesia. The preservation of the Ciliwung watershed is very important because it is often attributed as the cause of the floods that hit Jakarta.

Join us to plant trees together at Mount Tikukur Cisarua Puncak which will be held on :

Day/Date
:
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Time
:
06.00 - 17.00 WIB

Activities
:
Tree planting followed by a teawalk to Talaga Warna

Cost
:
Rp 250,000.00 (includes 1 tree and intensive care for 2 years, transport, lunch, entrance ticket to Talaga Warna)

Registration Form
:
Send an email to supporter-service@wwf.or.id or call the Contact Center at 021-5761076

For those of you who want to participate in planting trees but cannot join us at the appointed time, you can donate IDR 150,000 and we will plant your tree. To monitor the progress of the tree, you can view your planted tree through Google Earth by first entering the registration code you received.

So what are you waiting for? Let's restore the function of the Ciliwung watershed as a place to hold, accommodate, and drain rainwater to lower places, so that during the rainy season it does not cause flooding, and during the dry season there is no drought. Your one tree has helped save nature for present and future generations.

Plant your tree now!

Greetings Sustainability