Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that\nseveral conservation activists, both international and domestic, view\nPresident Prabowo Subianto as a president deeply committed to wildlife\nconservation and the management of national parks in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have met extensively with international and domestic conservation\nactivists, and they are very appreciative. They say that President\nPrabowo Subianto is the president who cares most about wildlife\nconservation and Indonesia\u2019s national parks,\u201d said Raja Juli following a\nlimited meeting with President Prabowo at the Presidential Palace\nComplex in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Raja Juli noted that President Prabowo is currently preparing a\nPresidential Instruction (Inpres) on saving the populations and habitats\nof Sumatran and Bornean elephants.<\/p>\n
The Inpres, he explained, will direct relevant ministers to assist\nthe Forestry Ministry in saving elephant populations.<\/p>\n
Raja Juli stated that the conservation measures undertaken by Prabowo\nhave been warmly received by activists, who view the steps as efforts to\nprotect and preserve wildlife and their habitats, particularly in\nregions with high biodiversity.<\/p>\n
On another front, he emphasised that these conservation measures are\nimportant to undertake. Only 21 elephant conservation pockets remain in\nIndonesia\u2019s forested conservation areas, down from the original 41.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if there is no serious government intervention, the degradation\nof these elephant pockets is inevitable, and therefore the elephant\npopulation, which is one of Indonesia\u2019s protected species and an iconic\nspecies of our nation, may well become extinct,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
In addition to the elephant conservation instruction, Prabowo is also\npreparing a Presidential Decree to establish a Task Force for Innovative\nFinancing and National Park Management.<\/p>\n
The task force aims to promote more sustainable funding models for\nnational park management in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will seek innovative, sustainable funding, including involving\nthe private sector so that once again our national parks become\nworld-class parks, our forests are well-maintained and sustainable, but\nat the same time the wildlife that is our pride and our nation\u2019s wealth\ncan also be properly protected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
As an initial step, the government will prepare several pilot\nprojects for national park management, including one at Way Kambas\nNational Park in Lampung.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forestry-minister-conservationists-value-president-prabowos-deep-commitment-to-wildlife-conservation-1773320108", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }