The Faculty of Language, Arts and Culture of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta organized a social service outing for FBSB UNY International Students at Parangkusumo Beach. With the title "Beach Clean Up", this activity is a social service of beach cleaning, eco-bricking workshops and literacy-based fun activities with children around the beach.
Mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) is one type of fishery commodity that can be cultivated. Mangrove crabs are coomonly found in brackish waters overgrown with mangrove plants. Mangrove crab is favored by the public, considering its delicious taste with high nutritional content.
Pandansari Beach, located in Gadingsari, Bantul, can become an international beach tourism destination. However, the management of this beach is not optimal, and this beach is relatively less well known compared to other beaches in Bantul. Pandansari Beach has an iconic lighthouse, camping ground facilities, and dragon fruit garden agrotourism.
UNY has committed to a sustainable green campus through the UNY's Rector Regulation number 20 of 2017 and strengthened by the Rector's Regulation number 16 of 2021. UNY has ensured that various waste is sorted accordingly. This sorting ensures that each type of waste/garbage that exists can be managed optimally.
Students of Yogyakarta State University (UNY) innovate processed food ingredients in Chinese petai noodles called Beta Health Noodle. This food is suitable for people with diabetes because it contains tannins, galactomannans, and flavonoids that can lower blood sugar levels.
The tofu production process produces liquid waste, where the waste contains high enough proteins and can decompose. However, suppose the waste is not processed correctly before discharge into the river without passing through the decomposition. Then, it will damage the biota due to changes in pH value. The liquid waste treatment could decrease the Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).
UNY students do many activities to maintain the waters, one of which initiates Gerakan Pengoptimalan Sungai (GPS) activities in Semoyan village of Yogyakarta. GPS increases people's knowledge and awareness about the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of the river environment and local fish care. Youths put up banners regarding the ban on polluting rivers in some locations.
UNY's geography education lecturers, Khotimah, M.Si, became a speaker at the Ecosystem Recovery webinar (Reimagine, Recreate, Restore). On 5 June 2021, the event was held at the Geography and Environment Department (JGAS) Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. This activity is an exploration program of SDGs and cooperation between UNY Geography Education and JGAS UPSI.
UNY supports the Instruction on the Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Plastic Bags Prohibition in the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Number 1 /M/INS/2019. UNY support, among others, through the procurement of drinking water tumblers for UNY lecturers and educators. In addition, UNY provides dispensers indoors and outdoors so that UNY residents can access drinking water without causing disposable bottle waste.
UNY students have carried out various activities to maintain the sustainability of the sea. One of the agendas is mangrove embroidery at Pasir Medit beach. Sulam mangroove's agenda is HIMABIO's efforts to preserve the environment already existed four times. In addition to Sulam Mangroove activities, previously, HIMABIO UNY has also carried out environmental service actions by planting 1000 mangrove seedlings and monitoring.
