3rd World Heritage marine site manager Conference

Galapagos, Equador, 27 – 31 Agustus 2016

A LIVING WITNESS OF NATURAL HISTORY

K O M O D O D R A G O N S

by Helmi

Head, Komodo National Park

Flores Island

Megalochelys

Stegodon

Komodo NP

Komodo

Fossils are found in Ngada regency Estimated age 700.000-1,4 million

http://geomagz.geologi.esdm.go.id/raksasa-dari-wallacea/

EXSIST

Komodo island 31159 ha 1377 ind.

Rinca island

20478 ha 1533 ind.

Nusa Kode

733 ha 41 ind.

Gili Motang

948 ha 59 ind.

Padar island

2017 ha 3 ind.

Until now

the komodo dragons is still exist.

It live on all 5 island in Komodo NP and in Flores mainland

Komodo population in 2015

Our responsibility and all of us here:

Ensuring the survival of Komodo Dragons through

generations

World Heritage Site in INDONESIA

TERRESTRIAL HABITATS

• Natural habitats of the world’s largest reptiles, Komodo dragons. • Mountainous islands with massive volcanic rocks, sandstone, limestone, sandy shale and clay. • Savanna, monsoon forest and quasi-cloud forest, with around 250 plant species

MARINE HABITATS

Mangroves

Sea grass

385 coral species.

Over 1,000 Fish

species

MANAGEMENT GOALS

‘To protect its biodiversity (particularly the Komodo dragon) and breeding stocks of commercial fishes for replenishment of

surrounding fishing grounds.’

• Ensure the long-term survival of the Komodo dragons.

• Use the Park’s resources in a sustainable way, for tourism, education and research.

• Protect stocks of exploited reef fish and invertebrates in the reserve.

• The first Established as National Park in Indonesia, March,6th 1980.

• Listed as Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986.

• Listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991 N(iii)(iv)

• Komodo dragon was listed as a national symbol by the President of the Republic

of Indonesia in 1992.

• Listed as Marine Protected Area in 2000.

• Listed as one of National Park models in Indonesia in 2006.

• Proposed to be 1 of 5 National Park self financing in the year 2010

• Official New7Wonders of Nature 2011

STATUS & HISTORY

NATIONAL STRATEGIC AREA 2008

Including 2 province and 2 distric

Komodo NP is the core area

Propose Presidential decree for spatial planning 2016

Enhancing facilities and infrastructure

Indonesian President’s visited Komodo NP

(end 2015)

Presidential Decree:

Accelerating the development of national

strategic areas Komodo NP

Increasing the number of visitor

Increasing state revenue

2011

2016

Rupiah

Rupiah

Visitors

Visitors

2010

2010

2015

2015

Constitution 1945 section 33

Economic actors in Indonesia:

1. State-owend enterprise

2. Private sector

3. Koperasi (Joint venture with the basis principle of family/collectivity)

Komodo NP Koperasi

Established in 1980, initiated by rangers park

Utilization of ecotourism services: guiding, souvenir, cafetaria, tourism information

Komodo NP Koperasi

Recruited 60 local people become a tourist guide

Servicing 39 cruise ship visiting/year

2016 Indonesia‘s the best ecotourism service provider in conservation area

Zoning of Komodo National Park (review 2012)

Core

Wilderness land

Wilsderness, sea

Pelagic use

Setlement

Traditional use, land

Traditional use, sea

Intensive tourism, land

Intensive tourism, sea

Komodo research

2008-2021

Marine management

2013-2018

Campaign

2012 -2017

Communication

2011-2021

Internet protocol

Surveillance

2012-2017

Coorporation for optimization