Indonesia, July 8 -- Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat is promoting a national "ecological repentance" initiative through mangrove rehabilitation as part of strategic efforts to restore degraded ecosystems and strengthen coastal resilience across Indonesia.

"Everyone needs to repent-not just the government and corporations, but also the community," Minister Jumhur stated after a mangrove planting event in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday (July 7).

The strategy, launched for the 2026-2028 period, places environmental carrying capacity as the foundational framework for all future national development policies.

Environment Ministry emphasized that accelerated economic growth can no longer come at the expense of environme...