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Sat, 11/01/2008 - 23:09
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TOURISM MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH WWF
Manado, Indonesia, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian ministry of tourism and culture has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) on eco-tourism development for the next three years.
"The cooperation is made for the development of people-based and environmentally sustainable eco-tourism in Indonesia," the ministry's director general of development tourism destinations, Firmasyah Rahim, said here on Saturday.
He said the government had chosen the WWF because this institution paid big attention to nature conservation development which was one of the important elements of eco-tourism.
"We have so far been looking for the right institution to become the government's partner and we found the WWF, which had an experience and expertise and understood well concept of nature conservation-based eco-tourism development," he said.
He said the government had also chosen the WWF because of the common view it shared with the government on conservation and people's empowerment.
WWF Indonesia executive director Mubariz Ahmad said the WWF's decision to support eco-tourism development in Indonesia was based upon an idea of developing sustainable economic activities that involved the people but did not harm the environment.
The WWF has so far had activities in the Borneo region and Coral Triangle and therefore it welcomed when the government offered cooperation to develop people-based sustainable economic development.
He said "one of the targets to be met by the WWF is the establishment of a grassroot institution that is linked to natural conservation in the area for eco-tourism development project."
The WWF Indonesia is an independent part of the WWF network headquartered in Switzerland that work with its affiliations in 100 countries in the world with a vision to realize a world where people can live in harmony with the nature.
"The cooperation is made for the development of people-based and environmentally sustainable eco-tourism in Indonesia," the ministry's director general of development tourism destinations, Firmasyah Rahim, said here on Saturday.
He said the government had chosen the WWF because this institution paid big attention to nature conservation development which was one of the important elements of eco-tourism.
"We have so far been looking for the right institution to become the government's partner and we found the WWF, which had an experience and expertise and understood well concept of nature conservation-based eco-tourism development," he said.
He said the government had also chosen the WWF because of the common view it shared with the government on conservation and people's empowerment.
WWF Indonesia executive director Mubariz Ahmad said the WWF's decision to support eco-tourism development in Indonesia was based upon an idea of developing sustainable economic activities that involved the people but did not harm the environment.
The WWF has so far had activities in the Borneo region and Coral Triangle and therefore it welcomed when the government offered cooperation to develop people-based sustainable economic development.
He said "one of the targets to be met by the WWF is the establishment of a grassroot institution that is linked to natural conservation in the area for eco-tourism development project."
The WWF Indonesia is an independent part of the WWF network headquartered in Switzerland that work with its affiliations in 100 countries in the world with a vision to realize a world where people can live in harmony with the nature.
