Opened in May of 2003, the Mangrove Information Center serves as a center for the study and preservation of the region's coastal mangrove forests. The Center was funded with money granted by the Government of Japan via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Mangrove forests are known to be key breeding areas for a variety of sea creatures fundamental to the Ocean's food chain whose very existence is threatened if mangrove forests are destroyed by coastal development.

At the Center there is a mangrove information display illustrating the mangrove forest for visitors while giving additional knowledge on the use of these beach plants with respect to the local ecosystem.

The Mangrove forest is under the management of the Ngurah Rai Grand Forestry Park (abbreviated in Indonesian to Tahura, and covers an area of about 200 ha with an office in the middle of this area. Additionally, there are nursery plots of about 7.700 square-meters, wooden boardwalk trails, huts to rest and floating decks.

According to their statistics, the following can be found in the mangrove forests:
(1) 13 types of major mangrove
(2) 9 types of minor mangrove
(3) 28 types of associated mangrove
(4) 62 types of bird
(5) 32 types of crustaceans
(6) 10 types of reptiles

All these species appear in showcases at the mangrove center.