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IGCN and the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Strengthens Cooperation in Seaweed Development

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The signing of this LOI was carried out by Deputy General Chair for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Joseph Pangalila and Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of Indonesian Conservation, Meizani Irmadhiany. (Photo : NK-VOI)

 

 

VOInews, Jakarta : In order to accelerate the development of the International Tropical Seaweed Research Center (ITSRC) as a Center of Excellence for Indonesian Tropical Seaweed, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Kemenko Marves) signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Deputy for Maritime Resources Coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Marves (Firman Hidayat) and Indonesian Global Compact Network Association (IGCN), Friday (06/09/2024). This agreement is one of the important things implemented in the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2024 (ISF 2024).

“This collaboration is a strategic milestone in accelerating the development of ITSRC as a Center of Excellence for Indonesian Tropical Seaweed. "This is an important collaboration between the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and IGCN," said Deputy Firman after signing the agreement.

Regarding this collaboration, Deputy Firman expressed his gratitude not only to ICGN but also to the United National Global Compact, which is a network of various experts, practitioners and entrepreneurs who focus on issues of poverty alleviation, sustainability and social justice, which provide full support for this collaboration.

"With the support of this extensive global network, this collaboration will unlock the enormous potential of Indonesian seaweed, which has the largest diversity of tropical seaweed in the world," he said.

In this series of events, Deputy Firman also carried out a Letter of Intent (LOI) Announcement of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Interest in Collaborating with Indonesian Conservation on the Blue Halo S Program to Promote Sustainable Blue Economy Development in Indonesia.

"This signing shows that we are fully committed to supporting the Sustainable Blue Economy program," said Deputy Firman.

Representing the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry while giving a speech, Deputy Chairperson for Organization, Legal and Communication Affairs of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi stated that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting sustainable projects related to Blue Halo S.

"The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce has productively provided business proposals through "Our members, in various Indonesian Fisheries Management Areas (WPP), we believe in a sustainable economy that focuses on the blue economy concept," said Yukki//VOI

 

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