Impactful Environmental Activities — This month marks a significant milestone as Trees4Trees embarks on an extraordinary fifteen-year journey committed to reforestation through tree-planting activities. 

Aligned with the commemoration of World Environment Day on June 5th and World Ocean Day on June 8th, Trees4Trees has been commemorating its 15-year anniversary through a series of activities centered around environmental preservation. These endeavors encompass the cleaning of coastal areas, riverbanks, waterways, and public spaces to eliminate waste, while also involving tree planting to address environmental issues like landslides, erosion, and flooding. 

These collaborative endeavors actively engage local communities, youth groups, public organizations, and various stakeholders, fostering positive environmental transformations and promoting awareness regarding the importance of environmental preservation. 

In addition to actively participating in environmental improvement activities, Trees4Trees has extended its reach to schools in West Java and Central Java, spanning from elementary to secondary high schools. The school visit strives to promote environmental education and raise awareness about the significance of safeguarding our Earth. 

Let’s take a glimpse of these activities through the photo summary below! 

Beach and River Clean–up  

Kebumen team cleaned up the 5-km Cemara sewu beach. Together with beach management team and environmental communities, the team collected around ten sacks of trash dominated with plastic wastes like plastic bottle, snack packaging, plastic straw, and plastic bags. 

The Pati team undertook a beach cleaning initiative at Dukuhseti Beach, spanning a distance of 2 km, where mangrove trees were planted. Most of the waste found was plastic, posing a threat to the ocean ecosystem and hindering the growth of mangroves. In addition to plastic packaging waste, the team encountered discarded items such as sandals, sanitary pads, diapers, mattresses, and floor mats along the coastline. 

Alongside the local community, village officers, and young people’s community, our team from Ciminyak 3 unit conducted a clean-up of the 2-kilometer Cidadap riverbank and successfully collected 20 sacks of waste, primarily consisting of plastic waste, cloth, and household waste. 

The Ciwidey team conducted a river clean-up in the Rawabogo river. In collaboration with local youth and the waste bank community, they effectively gathered 48 sacks of trash, predominantly comprising plastic waste, clothing, and single-use diapers. Once collected, the trash is then handed over to the waste bank community for proper management of non-organic waste. 

Mountain and Village Clean–up  

Cirasea 3 team cleaned up Salakaso sub-Village in Mandalahaji Village with local communities. They focus on cleaning the waterway and roads in the sub village to prevent flooding and clogged drains.   

Our team at our newest nursery, Soreang Nursery, initiated a village clean-up in Nagrak village and collaborated with the local community. The most common type of waste found during the clean-up activity was plastic. Once collected, the waste was transported to the village’s designated dump points.  

Citarik team collaborates with several communities to clean-up the Taman Buru Gunung Masigit Kareumbi and Citarik watershed areas to combat plastic wastes.  

Cirasea 2 and Arjasari Nursery team collaborated to initiate a waterway clean-up aimed at preventing flooding in Pinggirsari and Patrolsari villages, West Java. Working together with environmental communities, we successfully collected tens of sacks of waste, which were predominantly composed of plastics, household waste, and organic waste from agriculture. 

Planting Trees  

The Ciminyak 1 team conducted an environmental education session and successfully planted 60 eucalyptus and sengon trees in an area prone to landslides in Singajaya Village, West Java. This activity involved collaboration with the local community and village officials, with the aim of preventing landslides and improving the environment. 

The Ciminyak 3 team undertook the planting of 50 eucalyptus and mahogany trees along the Cidadap riverbank to combat erosion. 

The Cirasea 2 team organized an environmental education session at Hidayatussa’adah Al Husni Islamic Boarding School, emphasizing the importance of tree planting. Alongside students and local communities, our team also planted 80 trees around the school premises, contributing to a greener environment in the vicinity. 

Environmental Education

The environmental education session conducted by our Semarang head office team took place at SD Bukit Aksara. The session covered topics of global warming, the significance of tree planting, and ways to reduce pollution in daily life. Our team provided instructions on proper tree planting techniques and gifted tree seedlings to the children, encouraging them to plant the trees at their homes.

The Cirasea 1 team conducted an environmental education session at SD Cieuri, involving 42 fourth and sixth-grade students. The activity focused on educating students about the importance of waste management and actively engaging them in cleaning up trash around the school. 

The Cisangkuy team organized an environmental education session for the students of Firdaus Boarding School in Pengalengan. The session included teaching students about the fundamentals of conservation and reforestation, as well as practical ways to incorporate these principles into their daily lives.