Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area,

Raja Ampat District, West Papua

ISSUES CONSERVATION TARGETS

Destructive fishing and excessive use of Coral reefs Marine and
marine resources coastal
Seagrass resources that
Unsustainable financing and management provide
capacity for conservation of the area Mangroves economic
Cetacean benefits to the
Transfer of authority in the management of community
MPA from District to Province Sea turtles
nesting sites Sea cucumber
Poor coastal and marine spatial planning and trochus
and development of MPA Reef fish
spawning Coastal
Poor waste maangement practices and community and
grounds
regulation, exacerbate by tourism activity stakeholders
and marine debris Marine lakes

PERFORMANCE TARGETS THE BENEFICIARIES

Management support for Marine Protected
Area Communities in Misool and Kofiau
Kofiau = 170,000 Hectare
Marine resources monitoring
All elementary schools in Raja
Community economic development Ampat 106 schools (3.304 students)
through ecotourism development and local
wisdom-based practices that support
BLUD UPTD KKPD Raja Ampat,
Misool = 366,000 Hectare sustainable use of marine resources
190 staffs BLUD
Marine Ecosystem education module
development
RESULTS
Local culture preservation, local values and
traditional management system BLUD UPTD Raja Ampat MPA
establishment
Marine Protected Area 1,026,540 Hectare
MAIN PROGRAM Financing through environment
PARTNERS Developing sustainable alternative livelihoods
service fee and Blue Abadi Trust Fund

Government of West WWF Indonesia
Papua Starling Resources
Province Yayasan Penyu Papua
Government of Raja Flora Fauna International
Ampat District BBKSDA Papua Barat
Papua University Religious Institution
Conservation COREMAP CTI
International Dewan Adat Kampung
The village government
in Misool and Kofiau The establishment of local content
curriculum implementation in all
Revitalization of local wisdom (sasi) for elementary schools in Raja Ampat
sustainable management of marine resources
District (Raja Ampat District
Regulation No 90, 2016)
Improving MPA Management effectivity
Community economic development
Developing of environmental curriculum
through ecotourism, Sasi and fish
module for elementary schools in Raja Ampat
product in Kofiau and Misool
Full status of UPTD-BLUD
Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, 2019