Indonesia is one of the countries that has mangrove forests with an area of 20-25% of the world’s mangrove ecosystem. According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the land area owned by Indonesia is 3.36 million hectares, with the following details:
Papua covering an area of 1,562,905 Ha
Sumatra covering an area of 660,445 Ha
Kalimantan covering an area of 688,025 Ha
Maluku covering an area of 224.46 Ha
Java covering an area of 56,500 Ha
Bali-Nusa Tenggara covering an area of 39,974 Ha
It is interesting to note that mangrove forests make a major contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation, where mangrove forests are believed to have a carbon absorption capacity 3 to 5 times better (depending on density, tree size, etc.) compared to tropical forests.