The government decided not to adopt the proposal of the local governor, who was going to close the park for one year to protect the ecosystem over the Komodo National Park in Indonesia where the world's largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon (Komodo Dragon) lives. . However, some of the entrance fee will be raised to limit the number of tourists.
On September 30th, Minister for Environment and Forestry of Citi held a meeting with local governors and decided the policy. The local governor suggested closing the park and moving residents out of the park, but a research team with experts suggested that it was not necessary because the population was stable.
On the other hand, we will consider introducing an annual pass card to enter Komodo Island, which is popular with tourists because Komodo Dragon, which has a long body, inhabits it. Although it is a real increase in the nominal number of visitors, the start date is undecided.
Citi added that the local government will be added to the management of the national park, and that the development of the surrounding area will proceed at the same time.
The national park includes 147 islands such as Komodo Island and the nearby sea, protecting the Komodo Dragon. Some are open for viewing with a guide.
It was registered as a World Natural Heritage in 1991, and in recent years visitors have increased year by year due to the increasing popularity through SNS. According to the local tourism bureau, last year, the number reached 176,834, 2.7 times that of five years ago. Some 5,000 people live in the park and many are engaged in tourism, so the opposition to the local governor's proposal was that “closure is a matter of life and death”. (Jakarta = Hidefumi Nogami)
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