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    "data": {
        "id": 1661395,
        "msgid": "raja-ampat-proposed-as-national-special-policy-area-1775606631",
        "date": "2026-04-07 17:24:30",
        "title": "Raja Ampat Proposed as National Special Policy Area",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Paulus Waterpauw, a member of the Executive Committee for Accelerating Special Autonomy Development in Papua, has proposed designating Raja Ampat as a national special policy area to fast-track integrated and sustainable tourism development. He emphasised the need for a comprehensive national framework to avoid fragmented management, drawing parallels with successful models like Lake Toba and Batam. This initiative aims to balance economic growth with community involvement, local wisdom, and environmental conservation, positioning Raja Ampat as a global exemplar of sustainable tourism.",
        "content": "<p>Sorong (ANTARA) - Paulus Waterpauw, a member of the Executive\nCommittee for Accelerating Special Autonomy Development in Papua, has\nproposed that Raja Ampat be designated as a national special policy area\nto accelerate integrated and sustainable tourism development.<\/p>\n<p>According to Waterpauw, granting special status is necessary to\nensure that the management of Raja Ampat does not proceed in a piecemeal\nmanner, but rather through a more comprehensive and directed national\npolicy framework.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the importance of synergy between the central and local\ngovernments, as well as support from various stakeholders, in\nformulating concrete development strategies for Papua.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are building communication with members of the DPD RI, DPR RI,\nand ministers from Papua to discuss Papua\u2019s issues seriously, so that we\ncan produce a tangible development concept,\u201d Waterpauw said in Sorong on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Waterpauw cited several areas in Indonesia that already have special\nstatus, such as Lake Toba and Batam, which he believes have successfully\naccelerated development through an integrated policy approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that in the future, Raja Ampat can become a special national\npolicy area, so that its management is more focused and directed,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he emphasised that the development of Raja Ampat should\nnot only focus on economic growth but must also prioritise\ncommunity-based tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis concept is very good because the community becomes directly\ninvolved in tourism sector development,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Raja Ampat needs to continue transforming towards more\nmodern tourism management without neglecting local wisdom and\nenvironmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith its world-renowned natural potential, Raja Ampat has great\nopportunities to become a model for sustainable tourism development,\nboth nationally and globally,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/raja-ampat-proposed-as-national-special-policy-area-1775606631",
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