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World
Environment Day
Mascot Trees from Regencies and Cities In
Bali, Planted at Batukaru Temple
World Environment
Day 2005 taking the theme ‘Make the
Earth Clean and Green’ for Bali region
is centralized at the complex of Batukaru
Temple that nestles on the foot of Mount
Batukaru, Tabanan. Commemoration that was
held last Tuesday was attended by Minister
of Environmental Affairs Rahmat Witoelar
and the eco-concerned community throughout
Bali. Furthermore, on the occasion also
were present artist-singers from Jakarta,
Nugi and Dani singing the songs on the theme
of environment.
 One
of the most remarkable activities on the
celebration of World Environment Day at
Batukaru Temple is the planting of mascot
trees from nine-regencies/city all-over
Bali by their respective regent/mayors.
In the meantime, Minister Rahmat Witoelar
planted Majegau (Aquilaria malaccensisllam)—an
extinct tree— the mascot of Bali.
The nine mascot trees of regencies/cities
of Bali were planted in the vicinity of
Batukaru Temple are cemara pandak (mascot
of Tabanan); Badung tree (Badung); amplem
sari mango (Buleleng); boni (Klungkung);
bamboo (Bangli); snake fruit (Karangasem);
sawo kecik (Minalkara kauki); lychee (Gianyar)
and gardenia (Denpasar).Other than mascot
flora from each regency mentioned above,
2000 trees were also planted on the same
day of which commonly belong to extinct
plants as cemara pandak, kepelan, rasamala,
klecung, mundeh, kaliasem, sentul, nyeleket
and otaheite chestnut. There are also some
mascot floras of the Bali Flora Lovers Association
namely pucuk rejuna (hibiscus), gardenia
and nagasari (Mesua ferrea). Other trees
planted were yellow champak, majegau, nagasari,
kayu tulak, kayu sisih, jepun rijasa (frangipani)
and dewandaru constitute plants that habitually
used in religious rites in Bali. Meanwhile,
some others that have hydrological functions
are mahogany, bentawas, tanjung, kanari,
gaharu, breadfruit, breadnut and jackfruit.
I Gusti Nyoman Dana, Monitoring and Recovery
Head of Bapedalda, or Bali Environmental
Impact Management Agency said to Bali Travel
News that flora mascots at respective regencies
were selected based on the consideration
that these plants had uniqueness and typicality
of each regency and is appropriately planted
in the region. “Except for that, this
plant customarily functions as ingredients
of rituals that is frequently carried out
by Hindu devotees in Bali,” he said.
Following the celebration, a discussion
was also held as a means of communication
between the minister and the eco-concerned
community. Rahmat Witoelar on that occasion
said that World Environment Day was celebrated
worldwide as a self-reflection day as the
environment needed preserving and maintaining.
“An interesting expression said by
one of the participants was that if the
forest is in a right condition springs will
emerge, but if forest is damaged tears will
flow everywhere,” quote by the minister.
(BTN/Para)
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