By: Pratama Aditya Haryanto (Panda Mobile Coordinator)

AIESEC President University and Panda Mobile WWF-Indonesia continued their "Live Below Water" themed activities. Collaborating with a local organization called Jejak Seribu, the activity was carried out on Sunday (13/08) on Tidung Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta.

This time, the activity carried out was the creation of a warning board related to the environment around East Beach which is adjacent to a favorite tourist location, namely the Love Bridge. It was not without reason that the location was chosen. Jejak Seribu felt that there was a need for a more effective warning board related to the bad habits of tourists who always crowd the area and there are always problems with the surrounding environment. The warning boards created by the AIESEC President University participants will later be installed around the East Coast.

Indeed, when we walk along the East Coast area, especially in the Love Bridge area, there is still a lot of garbage scattered around the beach. Even though the location is always crowded with visitors every weekend. In addition, people are also not aware of the preservation of corals around the bridge. It is not uncommon for many tourists to damage the corals there. This is of particular concern. Many species of fish live in these corals. Each coral takes years to grow back.

The AIESEC participants were divided into groups to make warning boards. Some made a ban on littering, while others warned against overfishing. The signs they made were aimed at protecting and preserving the environment. The shapes of the warning boards they made were very diverse. Some make pictures, writing, and use striking colors so that the warning can be seen and read clearly by tourists and local residents.

After the warning boards were completed, the AIESEC participants assisted by Jejak Seribu installed the boards in the designated places around the East Coast. "Maybe this is not the best way to educate the local community and also the tourists, but we hope this can be one of the alternative appeals for them (tourists and the community). We will still visit schools here to do environmental education. So hopefully we can tell them a lot about environmental conservation here, especially on Tidung Island," said Andi from Jejak Seribu.