Ronaldo `Jatuh Cinta` pada Mangrove Indonesia
Ronaldo `Fell in Love` with Indonesian Mangrove
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Kehutanan Zulkifli Hasan mengatakan bintang sepak bola asal Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo menyatakan ´jatuh cinta´ dengan pohon-pohon bakau.
"Ronaldo terinspirasi oleh kisah seorang bocah tujuh tahun bernama Martunis yang selamat dari tsunami mematikan di Aceh karena ia tersangkut di kerimbunan pohon mangrove," kata Menteri Kehutanan Zulkifli Hasan pada kampanye lingkungan yang dipimpin oleh Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan dihadiri oleh Ronaldo, di Bali, Rabu.
Martunis mengenakan jersey tim nasional Portugal, merah-hijau, dengan nama punggung ketika ia ditemukan di pantai setelah ia terapung di laut selama 19 hari.
"Dan sejak itu, Ronaldo cukup dekat dengan Martunis dan pohon bakau," kata Zulkifili.
Ronaldo mengunjungi Martunis di Aceh pada 2008 dan memberinya beasiswa untuk pendidikan.
"Ronaldo juga pernah memberi Martunis sebuah ponsel, yang kemudian hilang," menteri.
Menteri Hasan Zulkifli pada kesempatan itu memberikan sertifikat penamaan Ronaldo sebagai duta untuk pelestarian mangrove.
"Terima kasih Presiden Yudhoyono. Saya senang datang ke Indonesia. Semoga acara di Bali bisa menyebarkan pesan pelestarian bakau," kata Ronaldo.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is "in love" with mangrove trees.
Ronaldo was inspired by the story of a seven-year-old boy named Martunis who survived the deadly tsunami in Aceh because he had been stuck in mangrove trees, the minister said during the launch of "save mangrove" campaign led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and attended by Ronaldo, here, Wednesday.
Martunis was wearing a red-and-green Portuguese team jersey with Ronalo`s name on it when he was found in a beach after he had floated at sea for 19 days.
"And since then, Ronaldo has been quite close to Martunis and mangroves," the minister said.
Ronaldo visited Martunis in Aceh in 2008 and give him scholarships for education.
"Ronaldo also once gave Martunis a mobile phone, which was later gone," the minister.
Minister Hasan on the occasion presented a certificate naming Ronaldo as an envoy for the preservation of mangroves.
"Thank you President Yudhoyono. I am pleased to come to Indonesia. Hopefully our event in Bali could spread our mangrove preservation message," Ronaldo said.
