Indonesia, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said kelekak forests in Bangka Belitung Islands can accelerate ecosystem recovery around former tin mines and their water-filled pits.

"Kelekak forests near unconventional tin mines benefit ecosystem recovery in the area," Rozza Tri Kwatrina, a BRIN landscape ecology researcher, told participants of an online discussion entitled "Reshaping the Future of Kelekak in Bangka Belitung" on Thursday (August 20).

Recovery of former mining pits, known locally as kolong, is linked to improving water quality and changes in plankton communities, she said.

The communities shift from predominantly acidophilic organisms, such as Chlorella , she added, to more diverse gro...