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Indonesia to Propose Three National Parks as New Global Biosphere Reserves

Indonesia to Propose Three National Parks as New Global Biosphere Reserves
rinjaninationalpark.com | Mount Rinjani National Park, Lombok, Indonesia

Indonesia will propose to have three national parks declared as new biosphere reserves at the 30th Man and the Biosphere Program International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC), scheduled to be held on July 23-28 in Palembang, South Sumatra.

“We will nominate Berbak Sembilang in South Sumatra and Jambi, Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum in West Kalimantan and Rinjani in West Nusa Tenggara," Enny Sudarmonowati, head of the MAB-UNESCO’s national committee, said in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by tempo.co. 

Mount Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia, located on the island of Lombok. Image: Ary Trekking/Forbes
Mount Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia, located on the island of Lombok. Image: Ary Trekking/Forbes

 

MAB-ICC is UNESCO’s annual agenda to discuss the development of biosphere reserves to restore ecosystems.

According to UNESCO’s official website, “biosphere reserves are said to be areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.”

Betung Kerihun Danau Image: Tribunnews.com
Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum. Image: TRIBUN PONTIANAK/ANESH VIDUKA

 

Palembang will be the fifth host for the event outside of France, after Jeju in South Korea, Dresden in Germany, Jonkoping in Sweden and Lima, Peru.

There are currently 669 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, with 11 in Indonesia, according to Enny.

Natural peatland forest in Sungai Sembilang Nature Conservation Park in South Sumatra. Image: Kemal Jufri / Greenpeace
Natural peatland forest in Sungai Sembilang Nature Conservation Park in South Sumatra. Image: Kemal Jufri / Greenpeace

 

She added that the MAB-ICC has given Indonesia the chance to prove its role as one of the countries with the most diverse biological resources in the world.

"As host, Indonesia needs to propose recommendations related to one of its biosphere reserves, Berbak Sembilang," said Enny, who is also the deputy of biological sciences at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).


Source : The Jakarta Post | Tempo.com

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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