Groups agree to develop tourist park

Groups agree to develop tourist park

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Conservation International Indonesia and
the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency signed a
memorandum of understanding to jointly manage the Sibolangit
Natural Tourist Park in the province.

The agreement was signed on Friday as part of the two
institutions' efforts to develop the park as a natural
conservation education center.

The head of the conservation agency, Awen Supranata, said a
number of natural conservation programs would be implemented in
the park.

Jatna Supriatna of Conservation International Indonesia said
the country should learn from the devastating flood in Bohorok
subdistrict, North Sumatra, which killed more than 130 people.

He said Indonesians had to be serious in protecting the
environment. --JP