MANGROVE FOREST DAMAGE IN KEPRI

A number of people mine sand around mangrove forest areas in Nongsa, Batam, Riau Islands, Monday (1/11/2021). From 68.351 hectares of mangrove forest in Riau Islands, 37.364 hectares suffer from land opening, illegal sand mining and logging for charcoal business. ANTARA PHOTO/Teguh Prihatna/wsj.