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Minatourism will combine
its activities to encourage
investment in the small
islands, particularly tourism
and protective measure on
ecosystem through conservation
activities.
S
ipadan Ligitan case is a
valuable lesson for Indo
nesia. Now, the govern
ment is intensively work
ing on the small islands
in the outermost, one
of it is Minatourism
Program. The program
is initiated by the
Directorate General
of Coastal Marine and
Small Islands, The
Ministry of Marine and
Fisheries. It is mainly
aimed to inhabited
small islands located in the border.
“Minatourism Program will com
bine activities that motivate invest
ments in small islands in particular
Investor
Ditjen KP3K Sudirman Saad ketika mengunjungi
masyarakat di pulau kecil terluar.
tourism and ecosystem
protection through con
servation activities, said
”
Sudirman Saad, Director
General KP3K, explaining
the concept of Minatour
ism.
There are 92 outermost
islands in Indonesia, and
31 islands among them are inha
bited. Although each island has
their own extraordinary natural
resources but in general infrastruc
tures are very limited. For that
reason Sudirman explain, every in
stitution need to participate includ
ing private and public universities.
Currently, KKP is focusing on
developing 12 small outermost
islands. Those islands are Sebatik,
Nusakambangan, Miangas, Ma
rore, Marampit, Lingayan, Maratua,
Wetar, Alor, Enggano, Simuk and
Dubi Kecil.
The development of the small
outermost islands is an effort to
Currently there are investors
who are willing to develop Anam
bas Island in Riau Islands, Raja
Ampat in Papua, and Tiga Gili
Island in West Nusa Tenggara.
Those investors are from Singa
pore, Maldives and the Middle
East. “The investment planning
is still under assessment and
business planning. Therefore, we
encourage them to invest as soon
as possible. Moreover they are so
interested in developing Anambas
Island in Riau Islands, Raja Ampat
Island in Papua dan Tiga Gili in
West Nusa Tenggara Barat, said
”
Sudirman.
KKP focused on developing
12 islands
In the Period of 2012-2013
Sebatik, East Kalimantan
Nusakambangan, Java
Miangas, North Sulawesi
Marore, North Sulawesi
Marampit, North Sulawesi
Lingayan, Central Sulawesi
Maratua, East Kalimantan
Wetar, Maluku
Alor, East Nusa Tenggara
Enggano, Bengkulu
Simuk, North Sumatera
Dubi Kecil, Riau Islands
KKP keep on pushing every
investment effort in the small
outermost islands, to facilitate, to
help promoting, to issue policies
and strategies and to optimize
the development in the coastal
area and small islands, to increase
the attempt, to maintain and to
rehabilitate the ecosystem in the
coast. The strategy is proclaimed
to increase the economical value
added by relying on tourism sector
and avoiding the environmental
damage. “With the KKP’s policy,
we believe the investments in
those islands will be realized
Minatourism
Small outermost island has a
potential extraordinary tourism
beauty. KKP will keep on trying to
improve the people’s understand
ing on ecosystem through Mina
tourism Program with a manage
ment base on natural resources
and environmental friendly. The
development of Minatourism is
based on conservation.
According to Sudirman, Mina
tourism is directed to activities
like ecosystem rehabilitation and
conservation.
To support continous tourism,
to educate, to train, and to do
research that will support the
preser ation of the marine spe
v
cies. Minatourism has developed
the cultivation tourism, so that visi
tors can witness the operational of
Karamba floating net and the seed
ing and maturation of grouper and
napoleon. Minatourism has done
the same way to capture fisheries.
“This way the people’s economy
can be developed, at the same
time educate them on utilizing the
environmental friendly cultivation
technology.
”
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Minatourism
support the master plan of the ac
celeration and expansion of Indo
nesia’s economical development,
to provide opportunity in tourism,
and to help the government to
protect the country’s defense and
sovereignty.
“If we don’t develop the islands
the case of Sipada Ligitan will
happen again. Moreover, the eco
nomics of these small islands are
potential. For instance, there are
many islands can be develop into
resorts and diving spots.
”
“Base on the concept of Mi
natourism the development and
investment should not damage the
ecosystem of the existing island,
”
said Sudirman.
within this year. Minatourism is in
great demand. We targeted the in
vestment value between Rp 50 to
Rp 100 billion, explain Sudirman.
”
Besides bringing investors to
invest, KKP is working with several
universities to adopt small outer
most islands as their built area.
KKP and Hasanuddin University,
Makasar is working together to
develop Sebatik Island in Nunukan,
East Kalimantan in the border of
Malaysia.
“This way KKP is targeting the
development of the small outer
most islands will be executed as
soon as possible. Around 92 is
lands are expected to be executed
in 2014.
”