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Indonesia Launches The Biggest Marine Park In Southeast Asia

→  June 14, 2009 0

Reuters Indonesia has opened Southeast Asia’s largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world’s whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral, the country’s fisheries minister said. Environmental groups, The Nature Conservancy and WWF will help set up the reserve, where efforts will be made to stamp [...]

Indonesia Hosts World Ocean Conference 2009

→  May 9, 2009 10

Who is better to lead the initiative to sustainable management of marine resources than a country with a massive portion of ocean itself? Indonesia is proudly hosting the World Ocean Conference 2009 in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, well-known for one of the most beautiful diving spots in the world, Bunaken National Marine [...]