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Advetorial of The Small and Outermost Islands Advetorial Photos: Dok Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Destinasi Indonesia | 60 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. ” 61 Advetorial Photos: Dok Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Destinasi Indonesia | 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. ”