This journey begins not from the hustle and bustle of a harbor, but from the quiet of a beach at Indonesia's northernmost border. To set foot on the Anambas Islands is to witness a gateway to resilience. For centuries, the Anambas Malay people have continuously adapted to the harshness of nature, and now they face a more tangible test: not sea storms or invaders, but the threat of plastic waste arriving in plastic bags.

The Anambas people have a special name for this plastic waste in the ocean: Gojoh Mine (elephant mine), a threat capable of damaging the engines of ships weighing hundreds of tons. However, the residents there are not giving up. Through collaboration with the Anambas Foundation, residents of Kiabu Village are now actively replanting damaged coral reefs and managing a waste bank.

This conservation area is also managed fairly, restricting large vessels so that small-scale fishermen can continue to fish in front of their homes. This resilience is also being passed down to the younger generation. Children in Kiabu Village are slowly honing their digital literacy, learning English, and implementing the "Freedom from Waste" program right from their school.

Long before the modern world knew the term conservation, the people of the Anambas Islands understood one thing: forests, coasts, and seas are inseparable. Protecting forests on land means preventing landslides that could damage coral reefs underwater.

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