Support for Conservation in Bangkaru, the Czech Republic Awarded the Aceh Government

Support for Conservation in Bangkaru, the Czech Republic Awarded the Aceh Government

Banda Aceh - The Government of the Czech Republic through Zoo Liberac Zoo, rewarded the Aceh Government, HAKA Foundation and Naval Force Squad Lanal Simeuleu Lantamal I for maintaining the conservation area in Bangkaru Aceh Singkil.

The award was handed over directly by the Czech Republic's Ambassador to Indonesia, Ivan Hotek and Director of Zoo Liberac and President of the Czech Republic and Sloakia Zoo, Dr. David Najedlo, at the Governor's Office of Aceh on Wednesday 28/02/2018.

Tomas Ouhel, the program coordinator of the Liberac Zoo for Bangkaru Island, said that their program in Bengkaru Island is not only focused on turtles. Overall they protect the island in Singkil, for all crimes of conservation. During this time, said Tomas, many thieves from the island of Nias and Simeulue who act there.

According to Lettu Probowo, Dan-Unit Intel Lantamal I who received the award, rich natural products in Bengkaru make the island as the target of booty. "Last year (2016) we caught the 1,200 egg turtle eggs thieves, various kinds of animals such as the white tailed magpie were there," Prabowo said.

The Navy in cooperation with the HAKA NGO, has continued to monitor and keep the island.

Tomas Ouhel mentions turtle conservation is an early start of the Czech Government program through Liberac Zoo. They sponsored NGOs such as HAKA to train ranger who later worked as supervisor at Bengkaru. Looking ahead, Liberac Zoo in cooperation with BKSDA is reported to be providing marine ecosystem education to the community on Pulau Banyak Singkil.

Currently Liberac Zoo has three years working on the conservation program and Bengkaru island has been recorded as a tourist park. "Planning us 5 more years Bangkaru Island became a national park," said Tomas Ouhel. The Czechs, he said, will continue to commit to supporting the implementation of conservation programs on the island

The Aceh Government is grateful to the Liberac Zoo, the HAKA Foundation and the Navy. For their efforts, Governor Irwandi immediately took the initiative to give 3 units of speedboat as an operational tool of the Navy in guarding and guarding the island of Bangkaru.

Promote Coffee and Investment Aceh

On the occasion, Governor Irwandi promoted Aceh to the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Ivan Hotek. He mentioned, many investment opportunities that can be done in Aceh. Among them in the field of aviation and energy. In addition, the Aceh coffee variant is also one of the commodities that can be traded in the Czech Republic.

Ivan Hotek with the entourage even served Gayo arabica coffee twice. He praised the taste of the coffee, and mentioned Gayo coffee as the best coffee in the world. At the end of the meeting Ivan Hotek even given the hand pieces of Aceh coffee powder. [Humas-Aceh]