Marine Protected Areas Governance

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Capaian MPAG
Oktober - Desember 2013
MPAG Achievement
October - December 2013
COMPONENT 1
Establishing National MPA System
Institutional
Strengthening
Ministerial Regulation on
Collaborative Management
In October 2013 at the MMAF Office, a
workshop on a study into collaborative
management was conducted, attended
by 20 participants from the MMAF and
MPAG consortium members. Based on the
studys recommendations, the workshop
called for a special meeting to specifically
discuss the draft ministerial regulation
on collaborative management to be
conducted in December 2013.
The workshop was held on December
12, 2013 in Jakarta, and was attended by
representatives from the MMAF, MPAG
consortium members, and universities.
The workshop produced a second draft of
the collaborative management regulation,
which will be discussed internally at the
MMAF before being discussed with wider
stakeholders.
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Development of Ministerial
Regulation on MPA
The development of three ministerial
regulations related to MPAs continued
during this period, including on: 1) MPA
Networks; 2) MPA Utilization for Capture
Fisheries and Mariculture; and 3) MPA
Utilization for Education and Research.
The other regulation on MPA Utilization
for Marine Tourism will be continued in
the next quarter.
In response to MMAF Bureau of Law input
on the final draft of this regulation, on
December 13, 2013 the KKJI and MPAG
consortium conducted a meeting that
resulted in several revisions and clarifica-
tions, including a change to the schedule
for the issuance of this regulation to the
first quarter of 2014.
The MMAF Bureau of Law reviewed the
final draft of this regulation that was
developed by the MPAG consortium and
KKJI. On November 17, 2013 a revised
version was re-submitted to the Bureau of
Law, currently awaiting its feedback.
The draft of this regulation was finalized
in September 2013. The KKJI will now
forward the draft onto the Law Division
at the Directorate General of KP3K to
be evaluated, and then onto the MMAF
Bureau of Law to determine whether or
not the other three policies (for tourism,
fisheries and education, and research
use) need to be combined into one draft
regulation.
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To follow-up the stakeholders workshop

held in February 2013 resulted in cluster
options for MPA network activities,
content for document profiles, and data
and information availability, the MPAG
consortium and KKJI conducted a series
of meetings in November and December
2013. The meetings produced final drafts
of two books, entitled: Profile of the MPA
Network and Strategy for the Develop-
ment of the MPA Network. In addition, a
book entitled MPA Status in Indonesia was
also published by the KKJI in collaboration
with the MPAG consortium.
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E-KKP3K
As a follow-up to a meeting held in
August 2013, the MPAG consortium and
KKJI conducted a series of meetings
in October and November, 2013, that
produced the final drafts of the E-KKP3K
Guidebooks. These books translate the
E-KKP3K Guidelines into more practical
terms to assist with their implementation.
Guidebooks to be finalized are: (1)
Biophysical Monitoring; (2) Socio-Cultural
and Economic Monitoring; (3) MPA
Institutions and Human Resources; (4)
MPA Financing; (5) MPA Infrastructure; (6)
MPA Identification and Establishment; and
(7) MPA Management Planning and Zoning.
As scheduled, the first bi-annual E-
KKP3K Awards were hosted by the
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in
Jakarta on December 17, 2013. Prior to
this, in the last quarter of 2013, the KKJI
conducted an evaluation of MPA manage-
ment effectiveness using the E-KKP3K
throughout Indonesia. This especially
focused on those MPAs managed by
district governments, and also produced
a baseline from which to measure future
effectiveness (fields sites receiving MPAG
support had already undergone this as-
sessment process at an earlier date).
MPAG supported the KKJI to host this
event. MPAG supported field sites at Raja
Ampat and Klungkung (Nusa Penida)
were among the award recipients. Natuna
(Anambas) received a special award for
its local governments commitment to
the effective management of its MPA.
The awards were presented by the
Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
accompanied by the Deputy Chief of
Mission, United States Embassy (on behalf
of the Ambassador of the United States of
America).

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Human Resources
Capacity Development
Development of Training
on Specific Competence
Standards for Work (SK3)
MPAG has supported the BPSDM
in developing SK3 as well as the
corresponding trainings directly linked
to these standards to ensure that they
meet the minimum requirements set out
by the MMAF and that they actually build
the competences required. The first SK3
for Marine Protected Areas 101 and MPA
Management Planning was issued and
formally launched through a Ministerial
Decree on July 3, 2013.
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Training on MPA
Two other training modules are Training on Sustainable Tourism
currently being developed by the in MPA
BPSDM: Sustainable Fisheries in MPAs,
and MPA Monitoring and Evaluation.
Issuance of a Ministerial Decree for
With the support of MPAG and NOAA, the
these SK3 is behind schedule, with the
BPSDM hosted a training on Sustainable
following steps required for completion: a
Tourism in MPAs for MPA managers in
workshop in February; a pre-convention
November 2013. This is the second national
meeting in March; review by the MMAF
training using the same module, following
Bureau of Law in April; and lastly, formal
the first which took place in Bitung in
adoption in May 2014. The SK3 draft
August 2013. The training was attended
for monitoring and evaluation has been
by 25 participants from the KKJI, BKKPN
used as a reference by the BPSDM and
Kupang, LOKA KKPN Pekanbaru, LOKA
CTC-USAID MPAG team for developing
KKPN Savu Sea, DKP Pesisir Selatan (West
training curricula and modules on
Sumatera), DKP Kaur, DKP Tapanuli Tengah,
Marine Resources Use, Monitoring, and
BP3 Medan, Pieh Island Marine Recreational
Stakeholder Perception Monitoring.
Park, CI Indonesia, BPSPL Padang and BPSPL
Medan. This is part of MPAG support for the
development of the next SK3 as described
in the Year 3 Work Plan.
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SDI Data & Information Website
DSS Management
KJI Data and Information
Website
MPAG has continued to support and
work closely with the KKJI in developing
an Indonesian marine conservation
database and website to serve as a portal
to the database. The website (http://
www.kkji.kp3k.kkp.go.id) is bilingual
(Bahasa Indonesia and English) and had
been visited by 918,407 visitors as of
January 22, 2014. The number of visitors
serves as proof of the importance of the
website as a source of information on
marine conservation in Indonesia.
Website EAFM SDI
MPAG has supported the development,
refinement, and maintenance of the SDI
website by integrating the EAFM website
into the official SDI site. A consultant was
hired to work together with SDI staff on
the EAFM website, which has now been
updated and was officially launched on
October 17, 2013 by SDI officials. The
website is now part of the SDI site at
http://www.sdi.kkp.go.id or http://eafm-
indonesia.net.
KKJI Data & Information Website
Bimtek
MPAG supported the KKJI to
conduct technical training for content
administrators of the KKJIs website
on November 11, 2013 at Depok. The
participants came from the KKJI and
their regional offices: BPSPL Pontianak,
BPSPL Padang, BPSPL Bali, and LOKA
KKPN Serang. MPAG instructors provided
training on managing the database and
the dissemination of information based
on data from the database. Regional
offices were trained for their important
role in the future of the DSS, where they
will contribute data and information
by accessing the system directly as
local administrators. This decentralizes
the management of the database and
will improve the reach of the data and
ownership of the data by the various
MMAF units.
Two secondees of MPAG and a
communications staff of MPAG led the
training. A secondee (TNC) shared with
participants what it took to analyze
data. Another secondee (also from
TNC) explained about the roles and Photo CI
responsibilities of web editors. MPAG
communications staffs session was on
how to write articles on website or online
article writing.
An editors role is crucial to
improve the quality of data
and information contained in
the database
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EAFM (Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries
Management)
Following assessments in WPP 713, 714
and 571, a national consultation on the
results was conducted from November
18-19, 2013, and was attended by
assessors from local universities for WPP
571 (PKSPL-IPB, UNRI and UNSYIAH),
WPP 713 (University of Hasanuddin,
University of Mataram, University of
Mulawarman, Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan-
Palu, POLITANI-Kupang and UKAW),
WPP 714 (UNHALU, UNPATTI, STPL-
Palu, POLITANI-Kupang and UKAW),
members of the EAFM Working Group
expert panel with the SDI DJPT-KKP, and
representatives from Fisheries Agencies
in WPP 571, 713 and 714. The workshop
resulted in a suggestion to change the
EAFM scoring system, which is currently
being revised by the PKSPL-IPB.
Participants also drafted a policy
recommendation, which was discussed
at a meeting in Bogor on November 20,
2013. Several inputs were recorded and
have been used to revise the draft. The
document is expected to be finalized by
the end of January 2014.
An SK3 EAFM group has been established,
with members from the BPSDM KP, SDI
DJPT, BBRSE-KP, PKSPL-IPB and MPAG,
led by PKSPL-IPB. Several meetings have
been conducted to develop the agreed
EAFM competency map curriculum, which
is expected to be finished in mid-2014.
The fourth meeting on SK3-SKKNI EAFM
was held on December 11, 2013, to
discuss planning and assessment aspects.
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Capacity Building on How to
Use EAFM Indicators
An initial training for EAFM indicators
assessors at the Fisheries Management
Area (WPP) level was conducted at Bogor
with support from the PKSPL-IPB and
endorsement from the Directorate of
Fisheries Resources (SDI). The training
was attended by 33 representatives
from seven local universities, BPSDM KP,
SDI DJPT-KKP, and Local Government
Fisheries Agencies in WPP 571, 713 and
714. Using the available lessons learned,
the participants learned to develop the
training module for EAFM performance
for assessors. As a follow-up to the
training, EAFM learning and information
centers are currently being developed at
local universities, and members are active
researchers at the universities specializing
in fisheries science and management.
Sustainable Financing
for MPA
There has been little substantial progress
on this at the national level for the current
reporting period. The last activity was
a high-level breakfast meeting with the
Director General KP3K and Secretary
General which had the agreed outcome
of bringing this initiative to the Minister
of MMAF and consulting with Ministry of
Finance and Bappenas on the technical
requirements of a trust fund. We are
currently still awaiting our partners to take
the necessary next steps, as only they have
the authority to do so, and as it is a matter
of internal MMAF coordination.
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Secondment to MMAF
MPAGs secondee to the KKJI has been
actively involved in a series of discussions on
the development of two Ministerial Decrees
and another four draft Decrees. At the
request of the KKJI, the secondee has also
been involved in the finalization of a draft
Roadmap for Aquatic Species and a manual
to support the management of Napoleon
Wrasse at field sites.
Secondee at Directorate SDI is part of the
working group in development of the Draft
Management Plan of WPP 718 along with
the IMACS expert. MPAG supported this
effort by including its monitoring evaluation
coordinator in the 3 weeks training at
CRC-URI along with 11 MMAF officials.
These people then appointed a member of
the working group as decreed by Minister
of MMAF to continue its work to develop
the WPP 718 draft of Management Plan. He
now works at CI and has membership of the
working group that continues under the CI
flag.
The secondee to the DSS plays an active role
in providing technical assistance to KKJI staff
on a day-to-day basis. He is also providing
technical assistance at the local level to
MMAF units that are now contributing data
to the DSS, to ensure that the management
of the DSS follows the agreed SOPs.
MPAG was also requested to support the
BKKPN Kupang in developing a set of
Standard Operating Procedures, in an effort
to strengthen the management of eight
MPAs that fall under its authority. MPAG
responded by mobilizing an experienced
consultant to Kupang for three months.
Draft SOPs were developed along with
BKKPN Kupang staff, and adopted certain
SOP at NGOs and other organizations. The
draft SOPs have been tested and are now
ready to be implemented in this fiscal year.
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Advancing the Management of Selected MPAs
Raja Ampat MPA
Raja Ampat Management Plan
Between October and December
2013, the Raja Ampat Management Plan
was finalized and submitted for formal
endorsement. Due to several changes,
the resulting document is a revised
version of the management plan originally
submitted in 2012, including size increases
for the Dampier Strait and Misool MPAs,
and the new decision on collaborative
management in the Kawe MPA. On
MPAGs encouragement, the Raja Ampat
Government issued a Regents Decree on
the Extension of the Raja Ampat Misool
and Dampier Strait MPAs.
Raja Ampat MPA
Management Structure
District Technical
Implementing Unit (UPTD)
Due to MPA management changes,
namely the decision to include the
Kawe MPA under the authority of Raja
Ampat UPTD, the draft Amendment of
Regent Regulation No. 7 on the UPTD
was submitted. The purpose of this
amendment is primarily to incorporate
the Kawe MPA into the UPTD structure
and to establish the UPTD as the Budget
Utilization Authority for the management
of the Raja Ampat MPA Network.
District Public Raja Ampat Tourism
Development Plan
Service Agency (BLUD)
MPAG is committed to providing support
As part of the development of a for the Raja Ampat Tourism Development
sustainable financing mechanism at Raja Plan (RIPPDA), which is currently being
Ampat, the local government has decided developed by the Raja Ampat Tourism
to establish a Regional Government Agency and the Indonesian Ministry of
Public Service Agency (BLUD) as the Tourism. A consultation team is already
management unit. Following a BLUD established and a number of stakeholder
evaluation in June 2013 that concluded consultations for RIPPDA development
that the Raja Ampat UPTD had met the have been conducted. The first public
requirements for gradual development consultation on the RIPPDA will be held in
as a BLUD, the next step is to complete January 2014.
a business plan and to request that the
Bupati establish the UPTD as a BLUD.
The supporting documents, including the
required Business Plan, Minimum Service
Standards, and Annual Work Plan, are
currently in development. To support
UPTD operations and programs, the Raja
Ampat Government through the DKP has
allocated a budget of IDR 1,075,000,000
for the law enforcement program and IDR
500,000,000 for UPTD operations.
Tourism Development
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Tourist Entrance Fee
The Raja Ampat UPTD as the MPA
management authority in Raja
Ampat, supported by the Raja Ampat
Sustainable Financing Working Group,
recently suggested that it take over the
management of the entrance fee system
established in 2008, which is currently
overseen by the Tourism Office. A
coordination meeting was subsequently
held to discuss the matter, attended by
representatives from the Raja Ampat
House of Representatives, Raja Ampat
Government, the Marine and Fisheries
Agency (DKP) and the Tourism Agency.
The meeting resulted in several decisions,
including a requirement that a study be
carried out prior to any amendment to
Regent Regulation Numbers 63, 64, and 65
on the Raja Ampat Tourism Entrance Fee
System.
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 Bali MPA Network
Development of
Bali MPA Network
To accelerate the process of MPA
establishment at the regency level through
the Bali MPA Network, MPAG has
established extensive communication and
coordination with key representatives of
the local government at various levels, to
facilitate all the necessary measures for
the phases of MPA establishment.
In October 2013, MPAG, together with
the Jembrana Regency Marine, Fisheries
and Forestry Agency (DKPK), conducted
a series of events related to progress
towards the reservation phase of their
particular MPA. This included two
consecutive days of public consultations
regarding the proposed MPA in the
villages of Perancak and Melaya, and
on the third day, a team consisting of
CI Indonesia, the DKPK (as facilitator)
and local authorities conducted outer
boundaries checks for the proposed MPA
adjacent to the villages.
Later in October 2013, the Buleleng
Regency Marine and Fisheries Agency
(DKP), with the support of MPAG,
organized public consultations in the
village community center (balai desa)
of Penuktukan and Pacung villages
regarding their reserved MPAs zoning in
nine villages in the Tejakula sub-district.
Participatory mapping was one of the key
sessions for both events, which was in
total attended by representatives from 28
fisherfolk groups and community leaders
from nine villages. In early November
2013, a similar event was organized but
on a wider scale in the sub-district of
Tejakula. In late 2013, the final zoning
report generated from these events
was finalized and incorporated into the
ongoing process to develop the reserved
MPAs management plan.
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Development of the Bali
Provincal Marine Spatial Plan
for Coasts and Small Islands
(RZWP3K)
MPAG and the Bali Provincial Marine and MPAG, through the Bali Marine
Fisheries Agency carried out a workshop Partnership Consortium (Konsorsium
on the Bali MPA Network on December 3, Mitra Bahari Bali), a member of the
2013. The main agenda for this event was RZWP3K Bali Working Group, strongly
to finalize a draft of the Bali MPA Network contributed to the socialization of the
Blueprint. One session was dedicated to RZWP3K to various stakeholders across
discussing three substantial aspects of the Bali in early 2013. During this process,
Bali MPA Network based on the Blueprint: efforts were made to incorporate the
1) Operations; 2) Integration of the Bali MPA Network as an integrated
Network into the Bali Provincial Medium- part of the RZWP3K development. In
Term Development Plan (RPJMD) for the November 2013, the Working Group
period 2013 2018; and 3) Integration completed the final draft of the RZWP3K
of the Network into Strategic Planning for the Province of Bali. One of the
for the Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah or highlights of this document is that it firmly
SKPD. accommodates and strongly aligns with
the ongoing process of MPA establishment
The Bali MPA Network Workshop was initiatives in each regency across Bali.
attended by 79 participants, consisting
of members of the Bali MPA Network
Working Group and representatives
from NGOs, the tourism industry, mass
media, academics, and other stakeholders.
Besides generating inputs to the Bali MPA
Network Blueprint, this workshop also
produced a recommendation to revise
the Decree of the Provincial Governor,
to better represent the membership of
the Bali MPA Network Working Group.
With the Blueprint document finalized and
the Governor Decree regarding the Bali
MPA Network Working Group in hand,
the Blueprint is expected to be formally
launched by the Governor in early 2014.
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Outreach and Education

MPAG has established a strategic local In late December 2013, the Sunda Kecil
partnership with Sloka Institute, to amplify and Maluku Network (SUKMA) and the
its program, particularly in the view of Wisnu Foundation organized a training
journalists and citizen-journalists. This has on participatory mapping in the village of
led to the creation of the domain www. Perancak, Jembrana Regency. The purpose
nyegaragunung.net, which is specifically of the training was to generate human
dedicated to communicating all efforts resources, particularly among young
related to the process of establishing people with knowledge of marine issues,
MPAs and the MPA Network throughout as well as to support public consultation
Bali. This blog-style website allows its processes for Perancak MPA development
viewers to write/report on progress as part of the climate change adaptation
related to MPAs and the MPA Network strategy. A writing class facilitated by Sloka
as citizen journalists. It is also connected Institute was also incorporated into the
to several social media outlets such as training agenda. Involving 15 participants
Facebook (Nyegara Gunung) and Twitter from ages 18 to 26 from coastal areas
(@nyegaragunung), both of which have across Bali, one of the aims of this five-
also contributed to communicating day training was to develop and prepare
progress made on the Bali MPA Network. human resource capacity towards the
Sloka Institute and CI Indonesia are progress of MPA establishment in each
organizing a training in January 2014 regency. Another strategic aim of this
for members of the Bali MPA Network training was to relate MPA establishment
Working Group, to hand over the with the Program on Strengthening
management of these communication Coastal Villages (Program Desa Pesisir
tools to the Working Group. Tangguh - PDPT), a program initiated by
the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries.
In cooperation with MPAG, Sloka Institute
organized two marine-themed writing
classes. The first, a one-day citizen writing
class, was held in November 2013 in
Tulamben, Karangasem Regency, and
was attended by ten participants from
the area. The second, a two-day writing/
reporting class, was held in December
2013 in Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency,
and was attended by ten participants
from different parts of Bali. All of the
participants involved in the writing classes
are expected to become volunteers/
contributors to the Bali MPA Network
website (www.nyegaragunung.net), with
some having already published work via
the site.
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Savu Sea National Park
In the first quarter of MPAG Year 3
implementation, the organization facilitated
two key activities in the Savu Sea National
Marine Park: Firstly, the consolidation
meeting of the East Nusa Tenggara marine
conservation council (Dewan Konservasi
Perairan NTT), which was led by the
provincial Deputy Governor; and secondly,
technical assistance for MPA establishment.
The East Nusa Tenggara marine
conservation council consolidation
meeting took place in Bali. At this meeting,
council members raised several key issues
regarding the Savu Sea National Marine
Park establishment process. In addition to
this, the Deputy Governor also committed
to allocate a significant amount of funding
from the provincial budget to the marine
conservation councils operational and
activity implementation costs. This is an
important commitment by the East Nusa
Tenggara province and signifies its support
for the establishment and functioning of
the Savu Sea National Marine Park.
The second activity, related to technical
support for MPA establishment in the
Savu Sea National Marine Park, saw MPAG
facilitate technical advice, particularly
the provision of GIS services to produce
several options for the zoning maps
required by the Ministry of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries. The establishment of the
MPA in the Savu Sea National Marine
Park is expected to occur in January or
February of this year (2014).
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Anambas MRP
Turtle Conservation
Area Management
The Anambas National Marine
Recreational Park (MRP) is an important
habitat for marine turtles. To increase
the protection of these animals, a
stakeholder meeting was held on October
1, 2013, chaired by the Head of LOKA
KKPN Pekanbaru and attended by four
landowners, representatives of relevant
government institutions (Tourism
Agency, Marine and Fisheries Agency
and Transportation Agency), the private
sector (Premier Oil), a local NGO
(GBRAK), and CI Indonesia. The outputs
of this meeting include: 1) Conducting a
comparative study to learn more about
turtle conservation in the Pangumbahan
Turtle Conservation Area in Sukabumi,
West Java; 2) Local government to provide
support for turtle conservation area
management; 3) CI to support capacity
building activities; 4) Landowners agreeing
to establish a management body for turtle
conservation on Durai island through
a Letter of Understanding signed by all
meeting participants.
Following the above meeting, the Satker
TWP Kepulauan Anambas, in collaboration
with MPAG, held a meeting on October
21, 2013 to discuss the development
plan for the turtle conservation area
management structure on Durai island, as
well as related social and economic issues.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) Program
A team from SKK Migas (the Governments
Special Task Force for Oil and Gas),
together with representatives of CSR
programs from three corporations
ConocoPhillips, Star Energy and Premier
Oil conducted a field trip to view the
locations where their CSR programs
will be implemented. The CSR program
for Premier Oil includes mangrove
conservation, in particular the replanting of
5000 mangrove trees in Temburun Village.
The program for Star Energy includes the
creation of a mini hatchery and fish cage in
Tebang Village, the integration of the rural
economy, and a squid aggregation device
in Tiangau village. ConocoPhillips has not
yet started the implementation of its CSR
program. A national TV media outlet was
also invited on the field trip. CI provided
recommendations related to sustainable
fisheries and MPA management.
Following the field trip, LOKA KKPN
Pekanbaru held a meeting to coordinate
the CSR program in Anambas. The meeting
was attended by representatives from
LOKA KKPN Pekanbaru, SKK Migas, CI
Indonesia and a number of companies
including PT Telkom, Pertamina, PT
Pegadaian, PT Jamsostek, PT Askes, PT
ASDP, PT Angkasa Pura, ConocoPhillips and
Star Energy. The result of the meeting was a
recommendation for a higher-level meeting
between the Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries and a representative from each of
the corporations and their CSR programs
to coordinate support for the management
of Anambas National MRP.
The commitment of stakeholders to
support the management of the Anambas
National MRP was formalized in Jakarta
on December 17, 2013 with the signing
of a Memorandum of Understanding
between the Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries, SKK Migas, BUMN (Indonesian
State-Own Enterprises) and Conservation
International. The signing of the MOU will
lead to better management of the Anambas
National MRP.
 Wakatobi
National Park
Ecotourism Group Guiding Training
was held on November 16, 2013 at Liya
Togo village, and was attended by five
participants. An evaluation shows that the
local community have not yet mastered
several important aspects in their
village. This activity recommended the
development of a story line.
Training on Community-based Ecotourism
Product Development phase 2 was held in
Wangi-Wangi from October 29-30, 2013
and was facilitated by the Indecon Team.
The training was attended by 38 people
from the Wakatobi Culture and Tourism
Agency, representatives from 4 islands
ecotourism, Tour and Travel, Island Forum
and Tourist. As a result of the training,
participants are now able to develop
better ecotourism products, however
there is still a need for mentoring groups
on tourism product improvement and the
associated marketing phase.
MPAG facilitated Community on
Ecotourism Package Improvement in Liya
Togo, South Wangi-Wangi on November 3,
2013. This was held as a follow-up to the
Product Development Training held from
October 29-30, 2013, and participants
included the Tourism Working Group from
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Liya Togo village. This training resulted in
the development of a tourism itinerary that
is better suited to the tourism market in
Wakatobi.
On November 26, 2013, an SKPD hearing on
the draft Tourism Management Plan (TMP)
was held at Bajo Resort, South Wangi-Wangi,
which was aimed at gathering inputs from
the SKPD and the community for Indecon,
which is responsible for the development of
the draft TMP. The hearing recommended a
follow-up meeting to re-discuss the five-year
program plan matrix.
From December 21-22, MPAG held the
Tourism Management Plan Finalization
Workshop at the Bajo Resort. Participants
included the Head of the Tourism Agency,
representatives from Sekda Wakatobi,
Education Agency, Transportation Agency,
Bappeda, BLH, Tokoh Syara, Island Forum,
community figures, dive operators, hotel
entrepreneurs, and experts from Indecon.
The workshop focused on a review of the
five-year tourism development program plan
matrix and signed an agreement to adopt the
final TMP module.
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 Gili Matra MRP

Training on Analysis on GIli Matra MRP Analysis on Sustainable

MPA Effectiveness Tourism Carrying Capacity Financing Mechanism

As part of human resources capac-
ity building for the Gili Matra Marine
Recreational Park (MRP), training for
relevant stakeholders on MPA effective-
ness was conducted from September
24-27, 2013 in Mataram. The training was
attended by 20 representatives from
the Gili Matra MRP Management Unit,
West Nusa Tenggara Province Marine
and Fisheries Agency, North Lombok
District Planning and Development Agency,
North Lombok District Tourism Agency,
North Lombok District Marine and
Fisheries Agency, North Lombok District
Environment Agency, Gili Indah Village, Gili
Air sub-village, Gili Meno sub-village, Gili
Trawangan sub-village, and Gili Eco Trust.
Between October and December 2013,
MPAG finalized an analysis of the tourism
carrying capacity of the Gili Matra MRP.
The study found that based on 2012 data
the tourism carrying capacity for diving
in Gili Matra is 173,544 dives, or equal
to 57,848 divers and 505,680 visitors
annually. The number of divers fluctuated
according to the condition of resources,
available infrastructure and facilities,
tourism service provider quality, and
other external variables. The study also
suggests that the environmental pressure
from diving needs to be spread more
evenly, by shifting the number of divers
or dive trips from the most visited sites
to those less visited. It is also crucial
to limit the number of divers visiting
annually by setting up a quota system,
to be distributed equally among dive
operators. The distribution of the quota
can also be made proportionally based on
the annual performance (capacity) of each
dive operator in the previous year.
Between October and December
2013, MPAG finalized an analysis of a
sustainable financing mechanism for the
Gili Matra MRP, which focused primarily
on the strategy of raising funds from
the collection of diving and snorkeling
fees by tourism operators. Next steps
involve confirming the availability of an
association of tourism operators, and if
one is available, its members then need
to reach agreement on the proposed
fees. The fees collected can then be
transferred to the association bank ac-
count, to be managed by an appointed
coordinator. The development of the
diving fee mechanism in Gili Matra will
follow that developed earlier by the
Gili Eco Trust (GET) in Gili Trawangan.
Currently, the dive shops in Gili Air and
Gili Meno are yet to start collecting
the diving fee. The implementation of
the snorkeling fee however has started
with the development of an association
of snorkeling operators.

A collaborative management mechanism

for Gili Matra, including a sustainable
financing mechanism (revenue sharing),
has been developed and socialized with
stakeholders for input. SOPs to support
MPA management (e.g. tourism impact
monitoring, law enforcement, stakeholder
involvement, capture fisheries) have also
been developed.

Photo WCS

This activity was part of efforts to strengthen the collaborative management forum,
especially at the village level, and was aimed at increasing community participation
Organic Waste Collection
in waste management in Gili Air. During October and November 2013, this activity
Every Friday was conducted every Friday (October 11, 18, and 25, and November 1), involving 70
participants from the WCS, Gili Matra MRP Management Unit, Gili Air sub-village,
Gili Cares community group, Oceans 5, Manta Dive, local communities, and primary
school students.

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Berau MPA
MPAG continued its support for the
Berau DKP and other key partners to
update and analyze the biological and
socio-economic profile of Berau, and to
incorporate the findings into the Derawan
Coastal Park (Taman Pesisir Derawan)
management plan. This includes:
Organizing the key meeting in
the Maratua sub-district to gain
community support for the Berau
MPA
Carrying out data collection in
Sigending and Labuan Cermin to
inform the development of the
Derawan Coastal Park management
plan; and
Undertaking revision of the detailed
zoning of Karang Muaras Maratua,
and consulting on the results with
community representatives (to which
they gave full endorsement.)
The results of the detailed zoning were
presented to relevant Berau government
agencies, who gave their approval. The
newly revised input for the zoning will
also incorporate input from the Maratua
community.
Nusa Penida MPA
Capacity building for the Nusa Penida
MPA Management Unit and Nusa
Penida Taskforce on the monitoring
of stakeholder perceptions has been
conducted, and a Nusa Penida perception
monitoring team has been established.
The collection of perception monitoring
data on the Nusa Penida MPA has now
been carried out by the Management
Unit and the results will be used as both
input to the annual work plan and for the
development of a five-year management
plan. A perception monitoring protocol
(permon) for Nusa Penida is also now
available and has been implemented.
The report on the results of community
perception monitoring in the Nusa Penida
MPA is still in process. The Nusa Penida
MPA management unit conducts routine
(monthly) joint patrols and resources
use monitoring, with the related reports
available upon request.
All documents and data needed for a
Ministrial Decree are now complete and
have been submitted to the Ministry of
Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Currently,
the draft Ministerial Decree is in process,
the final zoning and management plans
are available, and the Nusa Penida MPA
Management Unit has been established
under Bupati Decree.
The mangement of the Nusa Penida MPA
is steadily improving, with the results of
the latest E-KKP3K assessment by the
MMAF showing that the management
effectiveness of the Nusa Penida MPA has
now reached 100% of the yellow level and
80% of the green. In contrast, last year the
management level had only reached 100%
of the red level and 75% of the yellow.
This improvement led to the Nusa Penida
MPA Management Unit becoming the
recipient of one of the MMAFs E-KKP3K
Awards, which aimed to highlight it as
one of the best examples of an MPA in
Indonesia.
Illustration Donald Bason
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South East Maluku
(Kei Kecil) MPA
MPAG has continued to support
the finalization of management and
zoning plans, and biophysical indicator
assessments. The zoning design was
conducted using Marxan and was cross
checked with a feasibility study for
MPA design, led by UNPATI. Six Marxan
scenarios were produced and distributed
to the Kei MPA Working Group. The final
decision on MPA design was postponed
due to the local political situation (the
upcoming Bupati election).
Discussion on the design of the MPA
primarily focused on the design of the no-
take zone. It was eventually decided that
the best solution was for the no-take zone
to include 30% of critical habitat types
(coral reef, mangrove, seagrass) and 100%
of SPAGs. Once the zoning draft has been
completed, and the Bupati Decree on the
Technical Team has been endorsed, a public
consultation will be carried out, involving
local government, community, public
sector, and university representatives.
A SPAGs location survey had been
prepared, including bathymetry analysis
data and a 3D map, however, the survey
had to be postponed until the second
or third week of December 2013 due to
unsuitable weather conditions. The SPAGs
team consists of WWF-Indonesia and the
Fisheries Agency.
MPAG supported a meeting of the Coastal
Planning Working Group on December
18, 2013, where representatives from
the Spatial Planning Directorate, District
Spatial Planning Agency, and other relevant
stakeholders agreed to develop a Coastal
and Small Islands Zoning Plan for the
Kei District. This plan will be integrated
with the Kei MPA zoning design, with a
proposal for the Kei MPA design to be
incorporated as a Protected Zone.
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Changes to the Coastal Management Law
by : Rony Megawanto
Photo TNC
At the end of 2013, the Indonesian House
of Representatives (DPR-RI) passed the
Bill on the Amendment to Law No. 27
of 2007 Regarding the Management of
Coastal Areas and Small Islands. This bill
passed into law to become Law No. 1
of 2014 Regarding the Amendment of
Law Number 27 of 2007 Regarding the
Management of Coastal Areas and Small
Islands. Two important changes found in
this amended law relate to changes to
Coastal Waters Business Rights (HP-3)
and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Law 27 of 2007 was amended due to a
verdict made by the Constitutional Court
(MK) which annulled articles related
to HP-3. According to the unamended
law, HP-3 concerned rights over certain
parts of coastal waters for maritime and
fishery related business, as well as other
businesses connected with the utilization
of coastal resources and small islands,
which covered the area downwards from
the sea surface to the sea floor over a
certain area. This law also stated that
HP-3 could shift, be shifted, and be used
as debt collateral with the issuance of a
debt collection right.
This document is made possible by the generous support of the American
people through the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Marine Protected Areas
Governance Program (MPAG), and do not necessarily reflect the views of
USAID or the United States government.
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Referring to the MKs verdict, the
granting of HP-3 to private parties
was deemed as shifting the states
responsibility for the duty to manage
coastal waters and small islands to
private parties. Even though Law No.
27 of 2007 provided for traditional
communities to be able to obtain HP3,
the MK felt that traditional communities
would not be able to meet the conditions
needed to obtain them, and that they
would be unable to compete with
business operators/capital holders. Due
to this inability, traditional communities
would lose their rights to live and make
a living.
It was deemed that this condition
was at odds with Article 33 of the
Indonesian Constitution, which states
that the branches of production which
are important for the state and which
dominate necessities of the life of the
public are controlled by the State (clause
2); the Earth and water and natural
wealth contained within them are
controlled by the state and used for the
utmost level of public prosperity (clause
3).
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By referring to Article 33 of the
Constitution, other laws and regulations
which are connected with management
rights have become a licensing mechanism,
such as in Law Number 41 of 1999
Regarding Forestry. Forest Concession
Rights (HPH) in the previous law has been
changed to a licensing mechanism, such as
the Area Utilization Business License, the
Environment Utilization Business License,
and others.
Based on this MK verdict, the terminology
HP-3 right was replaced with location
license and management license in
Amended Law 27 of 2007. Obtaining
management authorization is obligatory for
activities related to salt production, marine
bio-pharmacology, marine bio-technology,
utilization of seawater other than for energy,
marine tourism, the installation of undersea
pipes and cables, and/or the recovery of
cargo from sunken ships. However, it needs
to be underlined that an exception has
been given to customary law communities
regarding this obligation. This is a change
to HP-3 in the unamended law, where
traditional communities and corporations
were previously in competition to obtain
HP-3. It was felt that this competition
was unhealthy, as corporations had much
more capital compared to traditional
communities.
Other than HP-3, another noticeable
change in this new law is the shifting of
the management of Marine Protected
Areas which to date has done by the
Ministry of Forestry (MoF) to the
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
(MMAF). Article 78A mentions that
conservation areas in coastal areas and
at small islands that have already been
established through laws and regulations
before this law went into effect are now
under the authority of the Minister. The
cabinet minister who is meant in this law
is of course the minister who conducts
government matters in the field of marine
affairs and fisheries, alias the Minister of
Marine Affairs and Fisheries.
The explanation of Article 78A
further details that what is meant by
conservation areas in coastal areas and
at small islands includes the Nature
Preserve Areas (KSA) and Natural
Conservation Areas (KPA) located in
coastal areas and at small islands, in the
form of National Parks/Marine National
Parks (TN/TNL), Marine Wildlife Reserves
(SML), Marine Natural Reserve, Marine
Recreational Parks, and Marine Nature
Reserves (CAL). These areas include:
the Thousand Islands (Marine) National
Park, the Karimunjawa Islands National
Park, Bunaken (Marine) National Park,
Wakatobi Islands (Marine) National Park,
Taka Bonerate (Marine) National Park,
Cenderawasih Bay National Park, and the
Togean Islands National Park. This means
the State has decided that these marine
protection areas must be managed by the
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.
Even so, it will not be easy to carry out this
transfer of authority, keeping in mind the
major structural differences between the
MoF and the MMAF in the management of
conservation areas. A study done by Halim
(2012) which was supported by MPAG
identified some of these differences, such as:
a. Structural Positions. The Head of the
Cendrawasih Bay National Park Center is
an Echelon II level position, and the Heads
of the six other National Park Centers
hold Echelon III level positions. Meanwhile,
the MMAF has the Head of the Kupang
Agency for National Marine Protected
Areas (BKKPN) with Echelon III level
position, and the Pekanbaru National Marine
Conservation Zone Location (LKKPN), with
Echelon IV level position.
b. Functional Positions. The MoF has three
types of functional positions which support
national forest management, complete
with career promotional path, job rank/
group, and credit figures, namely: Forest
Ecosystem Controller (PEH), Forestry
Extension Officer, and Forest Police Officer
(Polhut). Meanwhile, the management of
conservation areas by the MMAF is not
yet supported by a group of functional
positions.
c. Management of Working Areas. At the
MoF, each Technical Implementation Unit
(UPT) manages one area, while at the
MMAF each UPT manages more than one
area, such as at the Kupang BKKPN, which
manages eight areas, and the Pekanbaru
LKKPN, which manages two.
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d. Number of Personnel. There are
approximately 600 MoF personnel for the
management of seven National Parks in 2012,
while the MMAF has about 100 people to
manage ten areas.
e. Budget. The total budget of the MoF for the
management of seven National Parks in 2012
was approximately 78 billion rupiah, while the
budget for the MMAF to manage ten areas in
the same year was about 20 billion rupiah.
f. Non-Tax State Revenues (PNBP). The
MoF has the authority to collect two types
of PNBP at National Parks - receipts from
nature tourism concessions, and receipts from
entrance fees. At this time the MMAF is not
authorized to collect PNBP at conservation
areas.
With these rather significant changes as
mentioned above, one can imagine the
challenges being faced and preparations which
need to be undertaken for this shift to take
place. Cooperation and thorough preparation
are needed between these two cabinet
ministries to ensure a smooth shift of authority.
Heres to hoping it goes well.
Illustration Donald Bason
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 Marine Protected Areas Governance (MPAG) is a USAID-funded program that provides support to the Government of Indonesia to designate
and effectively manage marine protected areas spanning 20 million hectares by 2020. MPAG is an implementation of US Government support
within the framework of United States Coral Triangle Initiative (USCTI). In the national context, MPAG Program supports Goal 3 of the National
Plan of Action (NPOA) Indonesia, i.e. Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Established and Effectively Managed.
MPAG is part of Marine Resources Program (MRP) and the continuation from Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) Indonesia. This
program is designed jointly with relevant directorates in the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the local governments, to ensure its
supports are aligned with the Governments policies. MPAG programs are subsequently implemented by a consortium consisting of Conservation
International (CI), Coral Triangle Center (CTC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and WWF Indonesia.

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