Komodo National Park Will Close Periodically 1 Day In A Week

Illustration. Visitors watched a number of Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, Komodo National Park Area, NTT, in December 2018. (ANTARA)

LABUAN BAJO - Komodo National Park Center (TNK) plans to periodically close the Komodo National Park (TN) area in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency (Mabar), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), for the sustainability of the ecosystem. The plan is to close 1 day in 1 week.

"We carried out socialization in Labuan Bajo which was attended by religious leaders, the community, and tourism associations, so they understood the planned periodic closure," said TNK Head Hendrikus Rani Siga, Tuesday as reported by ANTARA.

He emphasized that the closure of the Komodo National Park area was not carried out for a long or permanent time. "The closure is to reduce the impact of tourism activities," he said.

He offered to close the Komodo National Park periodically for a day a week. However, the option is still waiting for the results of a study by the Komodo National Park together with conservation experts and ecotourism experts from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB).

"We hope that December 2024 will be completed, but in the process there will be dynamics, it can be sooner or later," he said.

He explained that after the periodic closing study of the Komodo National Park was completed, public consultations and socialization would be carried out. "So there are stages of field data collection, analyzed, and public consultations to ask for input. If needed, study again, then socialize and agree until the implementation," he said.

Meanwhile, the Director of Environmental Services Utilization for the Conservation Area (PJLKK) of the Directorate of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Nandang Prihadi, said that the planned periodic closure of the Komodo National Park was carried out for the sake of regional recovery.

"Gives the area the opportunity to breathe, gives them time to take a break from tourist visits," he said.

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He emphasized that the planned periodic closure of the Komodo National Park was a planned closure with scientific studies and periodic nature.

"It's not a long closure, so it's not a 1 year closure, but there's a regular planned closure," he said.