03 Wakatobi Profile Marine

Integrated Conservation
in Wakatobi
© Jikkie Jonkman / WWF-Canon
WAKATOBI, southeast sulawesi
Since 2003, Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi has officially become its own regency, Beside sea
separated from its former authority, Buton Regency. Out of the total 1,390,000
hectares area, 97 percent of it is covered by water and the rests are land coverage. turtles, there exist
The regency consists of eight districts, Binongko, Kaledupa, Liya, Timu, Togo, around 396 coral
Tomia, Wangi-Wangi, and South Wangi-Wangi. Around 100 villages occupy
the area with most of the villagers working as traders, farmers, fishermen, civil sceleractanian
servants, small entrepreneurs, and private sector employees. species, 31 fungia
Wakatobi is considered unique due to the region’s marine biodiversity as well species, 31
as the scale of reef condition that makes Wakatobi the highest priority of marine
conservation in Indonesia. At least four species of marine sea turtle are identified
foraminifera species,
in this region, including green and hawksbill turtles. Beside sea turtles, there exist 34 stomatopods,
around 396 coral sceleractanian species, 31 fungia species, 31 foraminifera species,
34 stomatopods, and up to 942 fish species. This priceless biodiversity has brought
and up to 942 fish
successfully Wakatobi to its formalization as a Marine National Park in 1996. species.
© Robert Delfs / WWF-Canon
Threats
The biggest threat facing Wakatobi’s biodiversity nowadays is the constant expansion of coral bleaching resulted from
the dramatic temperature changes. Other threats come from non environment-friendly fishing activities like bombing and
poisoning. Coral and land mining have also contributed further destruction to the area as well as reef closure by parasite
algae and plastic waste.
WWF Program and Achievements

WWF activities in Wakatobi include three major programs which include monitoring, fisheries, and outreach.
Monitoring Program
WWF Monitoring Program in Wakatobi covers data collection activities of marine resource use and turtle species,
monitoring activities towards mangrove forests, sea grass, sea birds, cetaceans and regional surveillance activities. Until
recently the monitoring team have compiled and evaluated data from the past 5 years in order to evaluate the effectiveness
of zoning in Wakatobi National Park. Currently monitoring activities in Wakatobi are mainly focused on handling cyanide
fishing cases, illegal sea turtle poaching and turtle release by local communities and fishermen.
Current monitoring programs conducted in Wakatobi focuses on cyanide fishing case and the handling of illegal trading
and poaching of sea turtles. Monitoring program has also successfully performed data collection on throughout 2006-2009
period. Other monitoring programs include monitoring of fish spawning locations (2005-2009). Public are also engaged in
handling the law enforcement of few illegal activities such as illegal trading and poaching of sea turtle.
Several success achieve under this program are:

1. Resource Use Data Collection 2006-2009. This data manage to covers information about: a) time of monitoring, b)
beneficiaries of Wakatobi National Marine Park, c) type of fishing gears used by fishermen, d) permanent use of resources.
2. SPAGs Monitoring 2005-2009.
Fisheries Program
Activities conducted under the Fisheries Program in Wakatobi include: 1) Data collection of tuna catch through 2008-
2010 Log Book archive and 2) Product shipment trial of Reef Food Fish (RFF) source from fisheries applying better fishing
practices to market requiring environment-friendly seafood. Currently, Wakatobi Fisheries Program is creating Best
Management Practices (BMPs) guideline for Live Reef Fish and Tuna fisheries and facilitating interactions between fishermen
groups with buyers which are looking for environment-friendly seafood products. Afterwards, Fisheries Program will focused
its activities to conduct trainings to local fishermen about better fishing practices and identifying illegal fishing practices like
blast fishing or cyanide fishing.
The main success achieved by the Fisheries Program so far is the success in introducing the local fishermen to market that is
looking for environment-friendly seafood which eventually led to business transactions.
Outreach Program
Outreach Program in Wakatobi aim to support the overall WWF
Program in the region and to encourage community participations
and support toward the programs. Outreach program in Wakatobi
developed the following activities to empower local communities
based on the potential local resources:
a) Facilitate community gathering to create a co-management
b) Conducting workshop on eco tourism, Marine protected Areas
and Community Outreach
c) Organize behavior change among coral miners.
d) Production of documentary depicting community conservation
initiatives
e) Clarification of Focus Groups Discussion with street vendors
in Liya sub district
f) Conducting workshop on sustainable fisheries in Kollosoha
village
A Focus Group Discussion on co-management have recently been implemented at the village level. In the near future, the
Program will continue the co-management program as well as running the regular trainings on Marine Protected Area. The
work of outreach will further continue in MPA training, facilitation of government, community leaders, in order to promote the
revision of zoning in the respective environment.
Success achieved so far in the Outreach program in Wakatobi include the implementation of the Workshop on National Park
Management in December 2006 to streamline the perception of each island’s consultation forum about National Park and
provide capacity building for fishermen. The program had also witnessed a significant progress in 2005 where fishermen
forum have been established in every islands. Among other things, the program have managed to conduct regular meetings
of fishermen forum in each islands, Regency Workshop on National Park Management and modified the available MPA
training materials into a new format with a more localized content.
For more information:

Wawan Ridwan Veda Santiaji
Marine Program Director Project Leader Wakatobi
Phone : +62 21 576 1070 [email protected]
Fax : +62 21 576 1080
[email protected]

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Integrated Conservation

WAKATOBI, southeast sulawesi

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WWF Program and Achievements

Several success achieve under this program are:

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