tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26635525145192273222012-01-29T01:11:59.340-08:00" Mata Biru " A crusade to clear Manado/ Bunaken National Marine Park from GarbageMata Biruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150473798001659870noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663552514519227322.post-59470409341819285612008-02-26T19:36:00.000-08:002008-02-27T01:26:29.911-08:00

Well some of you will be wandering what happened to Mata Biru....allot happened. In September 2007 we launched our first"Garbage Catamaran",great inauguration attended by Manado Government Officials, Resort Owners and locals with plenty of whoo and whaa going on as they saw what most probably is the first ever Sea Garbage Cleaning Boat in Indonesia.We all know what the problem is......Garbage....

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Infrastructure and Education takes time, and as mentioned, time is not on our side, whatever the cause, the reality is that something must be done now to try and stem the tide of rubbish, that will, sooner or later effect us all in Bunaken National Marine Park.Again we have not "invented the wheel" with this idea, but instead we have taken the idea from Singapore where the system is in place for

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Whether in Asia, Europe or the US, it seems that the easiest way to deal with garbage has been to dispose of it to somewhere we cannot see it, or at least, we dont see it on our doorstep everyday, in Indonesia, you add to this the lack of rural refuse collection and you end up with people throwing their rubbish into rivers, well in actual fact onto the banks of rivers and with the first floods

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Mata Biru "Clean Village" Program consists of empowering all villages within the Bunaken National Marine Park with their own self governed and, eventually, self funding village waste management system. Mata Biru has for sure not invented the "wheel" with the program that it has started, but lets face it, garbage is not a popular subject, if we spoke of Corals, Reefs, Turtles I am sure that more

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The great News is that Manado City Government has decided to deal with the Garbage problem within the City and as mentioned in my previous Blog, the results are already plain to see but where will all this rubbish go? It seems that landfill is still the only solution that they have, sustainable? eco-friendly? ah well as far as I am concerned the first step has been made and the first step is

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Manado and Bunaken National Marine Park has become almost a household name for many divers all over the world, the destination is featured on a regular basis in many Diving Magazines from Italy to Australia, its wonders continue to astound both diver and snorkeller alike and yet the decade long problem still seems not to be addressed with sufficient tenacity to ensure that far from "falling from

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