People walk on a bridge at the wetland park of Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
SURABAYA, Indonesia, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Indonesian cities, Tanjung Jabung Timur in Jambi province and Surabaya in East Java have been newly accredited by the Ramsar Convention as international wetland cities.
The wetland ecosystem in a city is utilized as a pathway for a sustainable urban future by purifying water to filter out sediments, nutrients, wastes, and some pollutants, which is beneficial to the urban ecological environment and health of the citizens.
A worker plants a mangrove tree at the wetland park of Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Birds are seen on a tree at the wetland park of Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
A woman takes a selfie at the wetland park of Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Local tourists ride a boat for vacation in wetland park at Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia. Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Views of wetland park at Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia. Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
People planting mangrove trees in wetland park at Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
People planting mangrove trees in wetland park at Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
People ride a duck boat on a river in wetland park at Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo in Surabaya, Indonesia, Nov. 12, 2022. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)■
