Wakatobi National Park:
Coming Together in the Coral Triangle
Indonesia’s Wakatobi National Park in southeastern Sulawesi is emerging as an important model for a fully-functioning Marine Protected Area with genuine support from local communities.
March 24, 2009
THE Coral Triangle covers only 2 percent of the world’s ocean area, but holds a third of all the world’s coral reefs, three-quarters of all known coral species and thousands of species of fishes and other invertebrates.
Over 120 million people rely on its seas for food and income. The value of fisheries, tourism, and shoreline protection from coral reefs, mangroves and associated habitats is estimated at US$2.3 billion annually. This region
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