Treasures On The Coast

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Indonesia has a vast potential for marine ecotourism. According to Greenpeace, the country boasts more than 50,000 square meters of coral reefs. Additionally, parts of the archipelago are covered by three million hectares of mangrove forests, according to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Unquestionably, Indonesia offers some of the most beautiful marine ecosystems in the world. In conjunction with "Indonesia Briefing: Enhancing Maritime Ecotourism and Empowering Coastal Communities in the Indian Ocean Rim" on April 21 – an event jointly hosted by Tempo English and the Foreign Ministry — this magazine reports on marine ecotourism activities in North Sumatra, North Sulawesi and West Kalimantan.

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Tapping into marine Ecotourism Potential

Thanks to assistance from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, local communities in the coastal villages of Bitung and Kubu Raya run ecotourism sites, visited by hundreds of tourists.

YULIN Sitindage occasionally leaves her job renting out a tunafishing boat to local fishermen so she can act as guide for tourists. She usually takes guests to a mangrove ecotourism site near her village of

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