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A screenshot of President Joko Widodo delivering a speech at the One Ocean Summit in Jakarta on Friday (February 11, 2022). (ANTARA/Indra Arief/rst) - 

Indonesia will highlight the importance of the blue economy, blue carbon, and also marine debris handling during its Presidency of the G20, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said.

Indonesia is ready to partner with all parties to create a sustainable marine ecosystem, he added.

"At the global level, Indonesia continues to support the mainstreaming of marine issues. Indonesia's Presidency of the G20 will highlight the importance of a blue economy, blue carbon, and marine debris handling," he remarked at the One Ocean Summit, which was broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube Channel on Friday.

At the domestic level, Indonesia has made several breakthroughs for managing the marine environment in a sustainable manner, he noted.

The breakthroughs include policies for fish handling in a measured and quota-based manner, supported by a technology-based monitoring system, he said.

Another breakthrough has been the development of an aquaculture village based on local wisdom for poverty alleviation and preservation of high economic value commodities, he added.

"The management of the marine environment needs to be placed on the dimension of sustainable development and becoming a part of supporting economic recovery from the impact of the pandemic," he remarked.

He also emphasized that as the largest archipelagic country in the world, a healthy marine environment is key to the sustainable development of Indonesia.

"We are proud to be one of the countries who are fighting for marine protection," the President remarked.

Indonesia is holding the G20 Presidency for the first time since the grouping was initiated in 1999. The global forum comprises 19 countries and the European Union. Its members account for 80 percent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), 75 percent of international trade, and 60 percent of the global population//ANT