UNAIR NEWS 鈥聽A program themed聽鈥Carbon Cycle Impact Due to Climate Change of The Coral Community鈥 initiated by Student Executive Board (BEM) of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) 东京热 () has become one of the聽awardees of the International Competition Program for Students Organization聽(INTEGRATION).听鈥淲e didn鈥檛聽expect聽to get this prize; at first, we were a bit pessimistic because there were a lot of participants, but also optimistic because our topic was a global issue, and our goal was to win,鈥 said聽Faudhel聽Jabar, Head of BEM FPK in 2022.
Faudhel revealed that the program proposed in INTEGRATION will be held at the Airlangga Global Fisheries Summit (AGFS).听The main focus of AGFS is the 14th and 15th Sustainable Development Goals聽(SDGs), Life Below Water聽and聽Life on Land.
The event will discuss the carbon cycle, the high carbon generated from human and industrial activities leading to climate change and聽coral bleaching, and their impact on life on land and sea.听鈥淭his event will also discuss various solutions to overcome the problem, how to reduce the carbon we produce, and the application of a carbon tax as one of the solutions,鈥 said Faudhel.
The competition for making international work programs facilitated by Airlangga Global Engagement (AGE) provides an opportunity for student organizations at UNAIR to be involved in increasing聽student inbound.听鈥淥ur target is international students of fisheries and marine sciences, we will also invite students from universities in Southeast Asia who have partnered with FPK,鈥 explained the 2019 Fishery Products Technology student.
鈥淎GFS will later hold a聽grand symposium,聽and activities such as building fish apartments聽as a revitalization of coral reefs and planting mangroves for coastal conservation,鈥 he explained.听The聽grand聽symposium will be held online in May while planting activities will be held in the coastal area of 鈥嬧婼itubondo.
A fish apartment is an artificial聽habitat聽for marine organisms, as a place to live and lay fish eggs, which is useful to replace damaged coral reef habitats.听Fish apartments聽provide shelter,聽spawning grounds, and an environmentally friendly environment for hatching fish eggs.听After a few months, coral reefs will grow in聽Fish apartments聽as their new habitat.
Faudhel said that his team faced a challenge in preparing the AGFS program during a 5-day聽brainstorming聽session with other board members to determine the concept and theme of the program. 鈥淲e want to raise an urgent theme聽that requires the role of the younger generation, so we consult a lot with supervisors and friends, also looking for references so the points we present can be interesting, impactful, and worthy of contests,鈥 he said.
鈥淚 hope that AGFS can run smoothly from its inception to its closing, and can have a direct impact on the national and international levels,鈥 he continued.听He also hopes that the event can get useful聽input, and the coral reef revitalization that is being carried out can continue in a sustainable manner with the help of local conservation agencies.
Author: Thara Bening
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
