Piles of trash clogging the river flow are certainly a disturbing sight for anyone, and Hari Yanto is no exception. However, instead of stopping at merely feeling concerned, the man from East Java, also known as Harkuk, chose to turn his concern into real action. From Bogor, he took to the field directly, driving a long and winding grassroots movement to save the river ecosystem......
Hari Yanto, also known as Harkuk or Hari Kikuk, is a member of Kaoem Telapak who was originally born from East Java and is currently active in the Bogor Regency, West Java. Harkuk has a long record of pioneering the conservation of water catchment areas and environmental governance, including his dedication to initiating the formation of the Komunitas Peduli Ciliwung (KPC) in 2008 to safeguard the river's ecology from upstream to downstream......