BNPP: Maritime Border Area Potential Must Be Developed in an Integrated Manner
YOGYAKARTA — Indonesia’s National Border Management Agency (BNPP) is promoting cross-sector collaboration in developing the flagship potential of maritime border regions. This commitment was reaffirmed at the Forum on Managing the Flagship Potential of Maritime Border Areas in Yogyakarta on Wednesday (8/4/2026).
Assistant Deputy for Maritime Border Area Management at BNPP, Yedi Rahmat, representing Deputy for Border Area Potential Management, Inspector General of Police Edfrie R. Maith, stated that the forum serves as a strategic platform to synergise various stakeholders in optimising the flagship potential of maritime border areas, both in the marine and fisheries sectors and other flagship sectors.
“This forum is designed to facilitate the integrated development of the flagship potential of maritime border areas. It is not only about marine and fisheries resources, but also about how that potential is managed collaboratively to directly impact improvements in community welfare,” said Yedi Rahmat.
He emphasised that BNPP plays a strategic role in ensuring border area management aligns with the national development agenda. According to him, optimising flagship potential in maritime border regions must be carried out through a cross-sector and cross-regional approach to ensure sustainable benefits.
The forum featured several speakers from ministries, agencies, and local governments who presented opportunities and challenges in developing flagship potential in maritime border areas.
From the tourism sector, representative of the Borobudur Authority Executive Body, Yusuf Hartanto, stressed that marine tourism and border areas are one of the main focuses of the Ministry of Tourism’s priority programmes for the 2025–2026 period.
“Quality tourism is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Tourism. One of its focuses is enhancing tourism safety, both in sea and land areas, including border regions that have enormous potential,” explained Yusuf.