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MINISTRY, WWF, JAKJAZZ POPULARIZE ENVIRONMENTALY-FRIENDLY LIFE STYLE
Jakarta, Nov 26 (ANTARA) - The Office of State Minister for the Environment, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Jakarta International Jazz Festival (JakJazz) 2008 are popularizing the message on the enviromentally-friendly life style to the people.
JakJazz will appear from November 28 to 30 at Jakarta's Senayan sports stadium carrying an environment message with the participation of the office of the state minister dan WWF Indonesia in a 'Love the Earth' program to popularize the adoption of the environmentaly-friendly life style, it was reported here Thursday.
Ireng Maulana, a senior jazz musician who is also a founder and chairman of the Jakarta International Jazz Festival said that the synergy among the fighters for the environment in Indonesia is important to the Jakjazz.
"We are sure that jazz musicians' inspiration in creating their works would be ever enriched if the nature is conserved continuously. Therefore, we dedicate Jakjazz2008 carrying the theme 'Love the Earth' to popularize the environment message and nature conservation message to the Indonesian people," Ireng said.
With the cooperation, he said the JakJazz2008 was ready to be made a means by the Office of the State Minister for the Environment and WWF Indonesia to make the people especially jazz lovers in Indonesia aware of the environment.
"We also provide a huge space for WWF in the performance area, to be used for an awareness program and as a means to seek public supports in order that more people would be aware of the Indonesian nature and environment," He said.
Meanwhile, Director of WWF-Indonesia, Mubariq Ahmad, said that WWF was convinced that the cooperation would be very useful.
"When for the first time Jakjazz contacted us, we were sure that there would be a synergy which could be materialized through the cooperation. As an international jazz festival pioneer, Jakjazz has fanatic fans who greatly support efforts to salvage the environment," Mubariq said.
"The 2008 Jakjazz is expected to be an important event for WWF-Indonesia to gain public participation, especially in recruiting WWF-Indonesia's supporters, and calling on adult music lovers to take concrete actions to save the beautiful and eternal environment as an inspiration for various art works including jazz," he said.
The Office of the State Minister for the Environment hailed the synergy between JakJazz and a movement for the salvage of the Indonesian environment.
"Music as a universal language is a rich means to deliver the 'Love the Earth' message, environmental conservation and salvage," Deputy for the Environment Communications and People Empowerment at the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Sudariyono said.
He said that this event constituted a real example in giving environmental knowledge to urge people to do something for the earth.
In the JakJazz2008, the government again applies the Zero-Waste event concept or 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle), a garbage management to prevent garbage going out from this festival, as an implementation of Law No. 18/2008 on waste management.
JakJazz will appear from November 28 to 30 at Jakarta's Senayan sports stadium carrying an environment message with the participation of the office of the state minister dan WWF Indonesia in a 'Love the Earth' program to popularize the adoption of the environmentaly-friendly life style, it was reported here Thursday.
Ireng Maulana, a senior jazz musician who is also a founder and chairman of the Jakarta International Jazz Festival said that the synergy among the fighters for the environment in Indonesia is important to the Jakjazz.
"We are sure that jazz musicians' inspiration in creating their works would be ever enriched if the nature is conserved continuously. Therefore, we dedicate Jakjazz2008 carrying the theme 'Love the Earth' to popularize the environment message and nature conservation message to the Indonesian people," Ireng said.
With the cooperation, he said the JakJazz2008 was ready to be made a means by the Office of the State Minister for the Environment and WWF Indonesia to make the people especially jazz lovers in Indonesia aware of the environment.
"We also provide a huge space for WWF in the performance area, to be used for an awareness program and as a means to seek public supports in order that more people would be aware of the Indonesian nature and environment," He said.
Meanwhile, Director of WWF-Indonesia, Mubariq Ahmad, said that WWF was convinced that the cooperation would be very useful.
"When for the first time Jakjazz contacted us, we were sure that there would be a synergy which could be materialized through the cooperation. As an international jazz festival pioneer, Jakjazz has fanatic fans who greatly support efforts to salvage the environment," Mubariq said.
"The 2008 Jakjazz is expected to be an important event for WWF-Indonesia to gain public participation, especially in recruiting WWF-Indonesia's supporters, and calling on adult music lovers to take concrete actions to save the beautiful and eternal environment as an inspiration for various art works including jazz," he said.
The Office of the State Minister for the Environment hailed the synergy between JakJazz and a movement for the salvage of the Indonesian environment.
"Music as a universal language is a rich means to deliver the 'Love the Earth' message, environmental conservation and salvage," Deputy for the Environment Communications and People Empowerment at the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Sudariyono said.
He said that this event constituted a real example in giving environmental knowledge to urge people to do something for the earth.
In the JakJazz2008, the government again applies the Zero-Waste event concept or 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle), a garbage management to prevent garbage going out from this festival, as an implementation of Law No. 18/2008 on waste management.
