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KOMPAS.com – The government plans to build a National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
One of them is the construction of a “Jurassic Park” on Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, West Manggarai.
This island will be transformed into a premium tourist destination with a conceptual approach of geopark or integrated area that prioritizes the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way.
This plan also received great attention and several comments from netizens.
On Twitter, in the last two days, the keywords “Jurassic Park”, “#SaveKomodo”, “#SelimpanKomodo” and “Pulau Rinca” took turns to adorn the trending topics of Indonesia.
Many netizens criticized the plan, because it was deemed bad for the Komodo dragon’s survival. The request to save the Komodo dragons began to resonate.
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Got a photo on the construction status of this “Jurassic Park” from a friend? Komodo “hampered” the Jurassic Park construction truck in Rinca. ? ? This is really “crazy”, I never imagined it could happen before. ? ? Trucks enter a protected area that has been heavily guarded for decades and has systematically excluded communities from access to development worthy of conservation. ? ? This is perhaps the first truck to enter the Komodo Dragon Conservation Area since the Komodo Dragon came to the attention of the world in 1912.? ? Santuy, people watch from the top of the truck, unaware that this area has gone through a very long history and involves multi-part narratives of sacrifice. ? ? All means to oppose this plan have been carried out and carried out in a respectful way as the devotees of this regime wish both in the streets and in government offices, but in reality they are not being listened to. ? ? This development began with President Jokowi’s visit in July 2019. During that visit, he announced the development plan. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry, which runs the KNP, only “complies” with the president’s wishes. ? ? Whereas the previous year, many people dismantled PT. Segara Komodo Lestari, owned by David Makes (his younger brother Josua Makes, owner of the Komodo dragon plate) in the same area and KLHK is committed to reviewing development permits in the area. ? ? I myself am skeptical whether this development is really a deliberate decision or an impulsive plan due to impulse alone. Jokowi himself may not understand much about Komodo dragon conservation if he only relies on a visit or two. ? ? During the second visit, it was easy for us to see who facilitated Jokowi at the time (compare, the ship, the place to stay, and the people who were accompanying him). ? A president who is obsessed with investing, much less selling the “welfare” of society, is certainly very enthusiastic about the plan. Although the consequences are many. ? When you see this photo, the pretext of the zones of use is just an alibi. Only this stage of the development process has clearly ignored the conservation principle, much less the building and management model.
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Tourist observer response
The president of the Indonesian Tourism Intellectuals Association (ICPI), Azril Azhari, admitted that he did not agree with the government’s plan regarding the construction of the “Jurassic Park”.
Because according to Azril, one of the important factors of tourism is the protection of the environment.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has received much criticism for its efforts to increase tourism.
“If I am against it. Komodo is the only one in the world, are they willing to be sacrificed? If the government wants to make money with that, the losses will be much greater than the currencies,” Azril said. Kompas.com, Monday (10/25/2020).
According to Azril, there are three main impacts that will appear in the construction of the Jurassic Park in the Komodo Island National Park.
First, the economic impact. With this development, the biggest beneficiaries are investors, as happened in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara.
“Both are socio-cultural and the third is the environment. This environmental impact is the one that is most felt,” he explained.
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Nature tourism is more desirable
If the government still wants to continue development, Azril suggested, the park will be built somewhere else nearby. In this way, Rinca Island will retain its originality.
Because natural tourism is currently much more in demand than artificial tourism. In addition, tourists will also see how a country processes nature and its environment.
With the construction of Jurassic Park, it will certainly go against the tourist trend today.
“Ultimately, visitors will feel bad when they visit. Also, Jurrasic Park is artificial, not original, although now people prefer the natural, ”he explained.
It’s wrong?
On the other hand, his party acknowledged that tourist visits to Komodo National Park have not attracted many tourists.
This is incomparable to its status as the only place in the world where Komodo dragons live.
“So what’s wrong with this? May management, lack of promotion. But the highlight is the packaging,” he said.
According to Azril’s assessment, Indonesia is known to be weak on cleanliness compared to Malaysia and Thailand.
Also read: Jurassic Park, Community Negative, and Komodo Habitat Protection Efforts
Tourist roadmap
He also regretted that the government rarely involved tourism experts in an effort to create a concept or roadmap for Indonesian tourism.
Therefore, the concept of tourism currently used tends to be inconsequential and has no scientific basis.
Furthermore, Indonesia does not currently have a Tourism Workforce Plan or a Tourism Sector Development Master Plan.
“So the analysis is inconsequential because there is no workforce planning. That means no one understands tourism,” he said.
“How do you want to build tourism, if there are no human resources, there is no program either,” he said.
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