Reforestation by Planting Seeds Around Flood-Prone Areas

Abstract

Greening is one of the efforts to create environmental clarity in flood-prone areas. These activities can support the beauty and environmental sustainability. One of the main factors causing soil damage is the flow of water onto the earth's surface when it rains. Floods are caused by heavy rains that result in excess water. Trees play an important role in flood protection. This is because trees can store water that seeps into the ground. Trees have many benefits in life such as preventing floods, cleaning the air and being a source of food for other organisms. There are flood-prone areas around Sahilan Darussalam Village which have recently been inundated with water such as river banks, village offices and their surroundings. In the Sahilan Darussalam Village area there are areas that lack greenery, especially around schools, so to improve environmental sustainability and prevent flooding, the greening was carried out by KUKERTA students at the University of Riau based on research results obtained so as to create an area around the village that is anti-disaster.