INDONESIAN WETLANDS

MANAGEMENT POLICY

by :
Ir. Sonny Partono. MM
Director of Directorate of Conservation Area and Protected Forest Management,
Directorate of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation
Ministry of Forestry - INDONESIA

Asian Regional Meeting 14- 18 November 2011

Mercure Hotel & Convention Center Ancol-Jakarta Indonesia
BACKGROUND

WETLANDS

“those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater

at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal
circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted
for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps,
marshes, bogs and similar areas” (Ramsar Convention on Wetlands)
WETLANDS CLASIFICATIONS

 MARINE Rocky beaches, coral reefs, and seagrass

beds

 ESTUARINE River estuarine, delta, tidal swamp, and

mangrove forests

 PALUSTRINE Fresh water swamps and marshes, peatland

areas

 LACUSTRINE Lakes, dams,

 RIVERINE
Rivers, streams
 WETLANDS IN INDONESIA
Coverage
No. Type
Original Latest Protected
1. Peatland 16.266.000 13.203.000 1.882.000
2. Fresh Water Swamps 11.544.000 5.185.500 984.250
3. Mangrove 9.248.038 5.326.870 3.720.187
4. Coral Reefs 5.102.000 5.102.000 t.a. data
5. Seagrass 3.000.000 3.000.000 t.a. data
6. Beach Vegetation 180.000 78.000 33.000
7. Sandy/Muddy Plains t.a. data t.a. data t.a. data

8. Lakes 774.894 308.000 73.800

9. Estuarine t.a. data t.a. data t.a. data
10. Rivers t.a. data t.a. data t.a. data
11. Fresh Water Ponds 155.216 80.995 -
12. Rice Fields 8.393.290 7.787.339 -
13. Shrimp Ponds 304.623 435.000 -
Total Coverage 54.968.061 40.506.704 6.693.237
Source : Stranas dan Aksi lahan Basah , 2004
 COASTAL AND OCEAN AREAS (WETLANDS)

IUCN TYPE Mangrove Coral Seagrass

CATEGORY (% ) Reef (% )
(% )
Ia/Ib Natural Reserves 5.91% 0.45% 0.91%
II National Parks 7.36% 8.08% 8.00%
IV Wildlife Reserves 7.19% 0.64% 0.02%
V Hunting Parks, 0.45% 1.62% 0.22%
Recreational Parks
VI Local MPAs 1.05% 11.26% 8.18%
Total 21.97% 22.05% 17.32%
MANGROVE PROTECTED = 21.97 %
TOTAL

CORAL REEF PROTECTED = 22.05 %

SEAGRASS PROTECTED = 17.32 %

Source : Conservation Areas Analyis, 2010

WETLANDS AREA
MANAGEMENT

VISION
Wetlands as the most optimal natural
live supporting system for the benefits
of people, today and beyond.
MISIONS
 Increasing the concern, capacity, and active
role of society, private sectors, and
government
 Increasing the agreement of stake holders,
from society, private sectors, and government
 Strengthen the coordinagtion between
government sectors and local administrators
 Preparing informations and database, and also
developing knowledge and technology while
considering important local wisdom.
 Increasing and strengthening regional and
international cooperations
 Increasing water quality management to
ensure sustainability
National Policies on Wetlands Managements

 Conservation, Rehabilitation, and Wise Use

 Benefits and Priorities
 Community-based
 Integrated Management
 Good Governance
National Action Plan
1. Developing continously updated database
2. Increase community role
3. Developing legal policies and compliances
4. Institutional Strengthening
5. Increasing the concern on Wetlands through education
and knowledge
6. Increase networking and international cooperation
7. Wetlands management funding
8. Wise use
9. Water quality management
10. Wetlands restoration and rehabilitation
11. Climate change mitigation and adaptation
More Recent Problems
1. Wetlands area conversion
Wetland today is mostly converted into real estate, fish and shrimp
ponds, and rice fields.

2. Weakness in legal compliances

Legal enforcement against violation (e.g real estate in the coastal
zone, river banks, etc) is still not adequate, thus enlarging the risk of
natural disaster.

3. Weakness in wetlands institutional system

- Stake holder’s role and responsibility is still in gray areas
- The lack of understanding amongst stake holder on the importance
of a comprehansive plan and strategy
- The lack of experts and scientist
- The lack of coordination amongst wetlands stake holders
The Wetlands Stakeholders
 Bappenas
 Ministry of Environment
 Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
 Ministry of Forestry
 Ministry of Public Works
 Ministry of Internal Affairs
 Ministry of Agriculture
 Ministry of Marine and Fisheries
 Bakosurtanal
 LIPI
 Local Administrtative/Government
 Experts & Scientist
 Local & International NGOs
(WII, WWF, WCS, CI, RARE, Burung
Indonesia)
 Role and Responsibilities
The Ministry of Forestry, is responsible for forest production and
conservation and its impact on wetlands system, which includes the
authorities in wetlands conservation areas’ management.

On the local basis, MoFr tasks will be conducted by Balai Pengelolaan

Daerah Aliran Sungai (BPDAS), Balai/Balai Besar Konservasi Sumberdaya
Alam (BKSDA), and Balai/Balai Besar Taman Nasional.

Local Administratives
1. The Provincial Government, is responsible for coordinating wetlands
areas management across districs, with the support of local technical
board.
2. Distric Government, is responsible technically for wetlands areas
management with the support of local technical board.
3. Village Government is attached with the role of planning,
implementing, monitoring, and evaluation of wetlands areas
management.
Role and Responsibilities
NGOs
1. Capacity building support
2. Management campaign
3. Collaborative management
4. Technical assistence
Climate Change Adaptation
The Ministrial Decree No.70/Menhut-II/2009 dated 7 December
2009, stating eight Priority Forestry Policy :

1. Area Stabilization
2. Forest Rehabilitation and Increasing Watershed Carrying
Capacity
3. Forest Protection and Forest Fire Controlling
4. Conservation of Biodiversity
5. Forest Use and Industry Revitalization
6. Forest Community and Industry Development
7. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the
forestry sector
8. Enhancing Forestry Institution

Minister of Forestry’s Policy  New Forest explotitation

permit is NOT Allowed.
INDONESIAN RAMSAR SITES
LOCATIONS :

Danau Sentarum NP,Kalimantan Barat, 80.000 ha, 1994

Berbak NP, Jambi, 162.700 ha , 1992
Wasur NP,Papua, 413.810 ha, 2006
Sembilang NP, Sumatera Selatan, 202.896 Ha, 6-3-2011
Rawa Aopa Watumohai NP, Sulawesi Tenggara, 105.194 ha, 6-3-2011
Pulau Rambut Wildlife Reserve, DKI Jakarta, 90 Ha
RAMSAR BENEFITS
 Developing Cooperation
◦ On going and sustainable cooperation amongst members (contracting
parties), Standing Committee and Sekretariat Konvensi/Ramsar Biro, with
advise from Scientific and Tehnical Review Panel (STRP) and full support
form NGO Partners

 Capacity Building
◦ Training, meeting, conventions, workshops, Ramsar management
training, sponsorship, etc

 Funding Support
◦ Grant Fund, international confrence attendance
◦ Support on Asia Regional Meeting in Jakarta 2011
The National Comittee On Wetlands
Ecosystems Management
(KOMITE NASIONAL PENGELOLAAN EKOSISTEM LAHAN BASAH)

 DG Forest Protection & Nature Conservation as chair

 On Going progress
 Main Purpose

 Assisting GoI in wetlands management policy making and

coordinating wetlands protection and wise use
 Composing national strategy on wetlands and its ecosystems’
management
 Developing and establishing criteria and prosedur on wetlands
management
 Conducting assesment on problems and matters that occurs in
wetlands management
 Conserving wetlands as a natural habitat of migrating species, as
as stated in The Ramsar Convention On Wetlands
WETLANDS CONSERVATION AREAS

 566 kawasan konservasi (36,07 Mi Ha) :

 490 kawasan konservasi daratan (22,5 Mi Ha) *
 76 Kawasan konservasi periaran (13,5 Mi Ha)

* ) 77 kawasan konservasi daratan yang memiliki feature pesisir/laut/lahan basah atau

extended ke laut (3.7 Mi. Ha).
Terima Kasih