LHK Minister Says Komodo National Park AMDAL Will Be Submitted To UNESCO

Screenshot of Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya during a working meeting with Commission IV of the DPR RI in Jakarta, Thursday, August 26 (Photo: Prisca Triferna/Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya said the development on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park has had an environmental impact assessment (AMDAL) or environmental impact assessment with the report soon to be submitted to UNESCO. Indonesia should have carried out this plan in accordance with the standard environmental impact assessment. That has already been done," said Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti in a working meeting with Commission IV of the DPR RI at the Senayan Parliament Complex, monitored virtually from Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, August 26. will be submitted," he added. In addition to submitting the revision of the AMDAL, Siti said that she had asked the Indonesian diplomatic representative in France to explain the situation to UNESCO.

Construction on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park itself is carried out in a limited area with an area of about 1.3 hectares which previously had buildings. The infrastructure is intended for observation areas. Earlier in a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, it was recommended to the Indonesian government to stop infrastructure projects that have the potential to have an impact on outsanding universal value (OUV) as UNESCO's assessment criteria for establishing Komodo National Park as a world heritage. to be reviewed according to IUCN rules. Siti also responded to UNESCO's concerns regarding the construction of the Trans Papua road that passes through Lorentz National Park. He emphasized that the environmental planning document had been prepared by the government with the assistance of experts from UNESCO representatives from Jakarta. "So actually our environmental commitment remains strong, nothing has been violated," said Siti.