Djauhar Asikin

When Djauhar Asikin took over as director of Purwodadi Botanical Gardens he found it was off-limits to some young children.

Here was East Java's most prestigious government park, designed to conserve species, conduct research and educate the public.Yet some strict Muslim families had imposed a ban on visits.

For the park also had another proclaimed purpose that Djauhar ranked below the other priorities.However the teenagers disagreed.
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"It's the only large space the teachers could find," said Djauhar."We've been promoting the gardens, and visitor numbers are increasing.
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Djauhar took a masters degree in horticulture at Reading University in England.His previous job was head of planning at Bogor.He conducted The Jakarta Post on a two-hour stroll of his rolling, tree-clad spread, with deciduous and evergreens -- quite unlike the manicured geometry of lush Bogor.