RWTH Students Plant Mangroves on the North Coast of Java

 

Mangrove forests are important all’over the world for climate regulation and coastal protection. UNESCO has therefore declared that July 26 is World Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation Day. A team from RWTH Aachen University is currently in Indonesia and it is investigating the mangrove forests, particularly on the north coast of Java. One of the things it is investigating is the advance of salt water in coastal areas.

Professor Thomas Rüde from the Department of Hydrogeology and Rector’s Delegate for Cooperation with Indonesia organized the field exercise. Ten students from the Applied Geosciences and Georesource Management degree programs and two doctoral students are taking part and planting mangroves, among other things. ...