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Liputan6.com, Jakarta: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the community to increase awareness to not throw litter, especially in rivers. For, could damage the mangrove forest on the coast. "I ask once again do not waste public awareness of litter, do not maintain health, because if environmental smells, dirty, polluted, no good, easy to flood, easily hurt our communities," said President Yudhoyono in Angke Kapuk Natural Park in North Jakarta Monday (7 / 6).

According to the president, the state must spend big to make healthy communities if the environment is damaged. President judge better use the budget as early as possible to invest enough to contribute in saving the environment, including mangrove forests to people's lives are not threatened in the future. "I also saw the rivers around here there are already good Mr. Governor (scheduled to), there still seems a lot of trash," said President SBY.

In this visit, President Yudhoyono traveled to see the condition of mangrove forests in Tawan Kapok Angke Nature Tours with the raft. In front of reporters, the President explained the importance of mangrove forests for the ecosystem.

"It is very important ecosystems on the edge of the beach, if it is damaged then the ecosystem will be disrupted the lives of fish, birds, water supply," said the President. "If there was the tsunami, there is no adequate anchoring and other damages which would greatly affect the life." On this occasion, the president requested that local governments increase the budget for the environment. (Ant / Bog)