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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 10:10
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BRITAIN'S PRINCE CHARLES PLANTS RARE IRONWOOD TREE
Bungku, Jambi, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Visiting Prince Charles of Britain who arrived in Jakarta on Saturday (Nov 1) for a five-day visit, on Sunday observed a seedling project in Bungku village, Jambi province and planted the rare Ironwood tree.
Charles who arrived at the Indonesian Ecosystem Restoration forest in Bungku village, Batanghari district at 2 p.m. local time, also visited a rain forest and observed a resettlement of the Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) and Suku Bathin Sembilan isolated tribes.
Prince Charles on the occasion was accompanied by Forestry Minister MS Ka'ban and Jambi governor Zulkifli Nurdin.
Both isolated communities SAD and Bathin Sembilan, were indigenous tribes who have been living in the forests for hundreds of years and earning a living from the forests.
Minister Ka'ban told the prince that the restoration forests covering 101,000 hectares from Jambi to South Sumatra will be developed into a model for the first forest restoration project in Indonesia.
To date ten domestic companies have applied for a license for the forest restoration project, Ka'ban cited.
On Saturday, the Prince of Wales and entourage visited the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta and met a number of Indonesian religious leaders.
While at the mosque, Prince Charles was also shown around by the mosque's grand prayer leader. After being briefed on the history, architecture and other things relating to the mosque the prince held a closed-door meeting with the religious leaders.
"The main agenda of the prince's visit to Indonesia is for an interfaith dialogue," the foreigh ministry's spokesman Faiza said.
Faiza said on Monday Prince Charles is scheduled to meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the state palace, he said.
On Monday evening he is slated to attend a discussion on religious issues at Four Seasons Hotel and on Tuesday scheduled to leave for Yogyakarta to meet Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and visit Borobudur Buddhist Temple as well as an Islamic boarding school in Krapyak.
Prince Charles last visited Indonesia in 1989 in the company of his wife the now late Princess Diana. This time he will not be accompanied by his second wife Princess Camilla. He is scheduled to leave Indonesia on Wednesday morning.
Charles who arrived at the Indonesian Ecosystem Restoration forest in Bungku village, Batanghari district at 2 p.m. local time, also visited a rain forest and observed a resettlement of the Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) and Suku Bathin Sembilan isolated tribes.
Prince Charles on the occasion was accompanied by Forestry Minister MS Ka'ban and Jambi governor Zulkifli Nurdin.
Both isolated communities SAD and Bathin Sembilan, were indigenous tribes who have been living in the forests for hundreds of years and earning a living from the forests.
Minister Ka'ban told the prince that the restoration forests covering 101,000 hectares from Jambi to South Sumatra will be developed into a model for the first forest restoration project in Indonesia.
To date ten domestic companies have applied for a license for the forest restoration project, Ka'ban cited.
On Saturday, the Prince of Wales and entourage visited the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta and met a number of Indonesian religious leaders.
While at the mosque, Prince Charles was also shown around by the mosque's grand prayer leader. After being briefed on the history, architecture and other things relating to the mosque the prince held a closed-door meeting with the religious leaders.
"The main agenda of the prince's visit to Indonesia is for an interfaith dialogue," the foreigh ministry's spokesman Faiza said.
Faiza said on Monday Prince Charles is scheduled to meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the state palace, he said.
On Monday evening he is slated to attend a discussion on religious issues at Four Seasons Hotel and on Tuesday scheduled to leave for Yogyakarta to meet Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and visit Borobudur Buddhist Temple as well as an Islamic boarding school in Krapyak.
Prince Charles last visited Indonesia in 1989 in the company of his wife the now late Princess Diana. This time he will not be accompanied by his second wife Princess Camilla. He is scheduled to leave Indonesia on Wednesday morning.
