Earth Stewardship Key to Cultural Preservation, Says Ministry

via Antara, 13 October 2023: The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture asserts that preserving the environment is crucial for safeguarding cultural heritage. The ministry emphasizes that a healthy planet is the foundation for a flourishing cultural ecosystem.

Secretary of the Directorate General of Culture at the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry Fitra Arda stated that caring for culture starts from caring for the earth.

“What we are currently working on is the cultural approach to live sustainably, meaning that if we take care of the earth, we also take care of culture,” Arda said here on Sunday.

For instance, almost every part of the bamboo stalk can be used, such as for food and for making traditional musical instruments.

“If there were no bamboo, there would be no angklung, sasando, and so on,” he said.

Source: Preserving culture starts from taking care of earth: Ministry – ANTARA News