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        "msgid": "indonesia-japan-strengthen-green-diplomacy-through-komodo-conservation-cooperation-1774684274",
        "date": "2026-03-28 14:20:17",
        "title": "Indonesia-Japan Strengthen Green Diplomacy through Komodo Conservation Cooperation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture to bolster green diplomacy via Komodo conservation efforts, including a breeding loan programme for the iZoo in Kawazu. Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni highlighted the initiative's role in sharing responsibilities for climate issues, biodiversity preservation, and promoting Indonesia's rich natural heritage to Japanese audiences. The agreement also opens avenues for learning from Japan's balanced industrialisation and environmental protection practices, potentially establishing sister parks between iconic sites like Mount Fuji and Indonesian mountains.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is strengthening green\ndiplomacy through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on\nKomodo conservation with Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. \u201cThis is part of\ngreen diplomacy. We hope to share responsibilities and cooperation in\naddressing climate issues, better protecting our forests, conservation,\nand improving biodiversity richness,\u201d said Forestry Minister Raja Juli\nAntoni in his statement in Jakarta on Saturday. The MoU signing was\nconducted by Forestry Minister Raja Antoni with Shizuoka Governor Suzuki\nYasutomo in Shizuoka, Japan, as part of President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s\ndiplomatic visit to Japan and Korea. Furthermore, he stated that the\ncooperation includes a Komodo breeding loan, which will be placed at\niZoo in Kawazu, Shizuoka, Japan\u2019s largest reptile and amphibian zoo.\n\u201cIndonesia is one of the world\u2019s largest tropical countries, with vast\nforests and extraordinary irreplaceable biodiversity. The Komodo is one\nof Indonesia\u2019s flagship animals, among many others like elephants,\ntigers, and so on,\u201d he said. Raja Antoni hopes that the presence of\nKomodos will promote biodiversity and attract Japanese interest to see\nKomodos directly on Komodo Island, Indonesia. \u201cThis is the first but not\nthe last cooperation. We hope that with Komodos at iZoo, it will promote\nIndonesia\u2019s wealth and biodiversity,\u201d he stated. Besides wildlife\npreservation, he also hopes Indonesia can learn from the Japanese\ngovernment on maintaining a balance between industrialisation\ndevelopment and good environmental protection, as well as discussing the\npossibility of creating a \u201csister park\u201d. \u201cI hope in the future we can\ndiscuss the possibility of making Mount Fuji and other mountains in\nIndonesia as sister parks,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, Shizuoka Governor Suzuki\nYasutomo expressed happiness and pride in cooperating with the\nIndonesian Ministry of Forestry. He also assured that Japan will\ncontribute to Komodo conservation through breeding. \u201cSince the Komodo is\nan endangered wild animal, we are very pleased to contribute to breeding\nKomodos. We hope this cooperation runs smoothly,\u201d said Suzuki.<\/p>",
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