Community Service: Introduce The Mangrove Species to Enggano Island Youth
Community service is one of the duties of every lecturer, including lecturer in Marine Science Study Program University of Bengkulu. On Monday, May 13th 2024, the team conducted a community service in SMPN 18 Bengkulu Utara, Kahyapu Village. The community service team consist of the lecturers namely An Nisa Nurul Suci, S.Si., M.Si., Ayub Sugara, S.Kel., M.Si., and Dr. Ir Deddy Bakhtiar, M.Si. and also the students which are Arnold Willyarto and Titin Kartika. By using the poster and flyers as the media of the, the team members introduced the name of mangrove trees that exists in Enggano Island. The media inform the students not only the name but also the function of each species. Some students really excited when they discovered about additional benefits for human body, especially the girls that know the benefit of some of mangrove species are for skincare. This socialization needs to be done from an early age to instill a good mindset for the mangrove ecosystem among the younger generation. Therefore, in the future they can have an awareness to keep the ecosystem sustainable. It is important because in a small island like Enggano, the natural barrier is significantly needed to protect the island from the threat that come from ocean.
