Mangrove for Java

Code: f7c02b70bbfc45bc8fe47a0b40e6286e Copied

Indonesia Culture Education Environment Culture Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

Mangrove for Java

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Mangrove for Java is a project targeting all endangers villages or area located in coastal cities and regencies in Java Island. This project is a sustainable project organized by GREAT in cooperation with local fisher and farmer communities to answering the needs of preserving the coastal side of Java Island. Java coastal area is one of the directed affected by global climate change among many of islands in the world. The project is preserving natural diversity and sea shore from the erosion because of significantly mangrove cutting in the 70’s-80s along with strong waves from the ocean. This will be the main focus of the project. More than 1000 km coastal line in Java Island is in danger of erosion. This year, we start it with Pekalongan City.

💼 What the programme involves

Planting mangrove and other trees in beach, sharing about environment education to local people and children, conducting school visits and universities for environment education, running a green campaign in city centre, and managing the mangrove fruits to be snacks or foods and promoting it.

🏠 Accommodation on site

House of local people, sleeping bag is needed, self cooking, and self management

📍 About the location

Pekalongan Coastal Area, Central Java, Indonesia.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteer has to bear their own personal needs such as medicine, leisure time, visa matters, and free day trip.

ℹ️ Additional information

It is a very hot and less hygiene condition of poor coastal area, be ready with sun block and sun burnt. Strong physical endurance is needed.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

GREAT-STV02

02/08/2017 → 15/08/2017

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–70 years old

Solidarity donation

280.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Pekalongan, Pekalongan City, Central Java, Indonesia

Indonesia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Indonesia Rupiah (IDR / Rp)

Exchange rate

1 IDR = 0.000049 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Western Indonesia Time

Local time: 20:50 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Indonesian