REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANADO -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has set a target to develop 20 million hectares of water conservation area (KKP) by 2020.

"The ministry of marine affairs and fisheries had issued a working competence standard in 2013 that was especially designed for the management and planning of water conservation areas," Head of the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's Human Resources Development Suseno Sukoyoyon said here on Friday.

The development of the KKP is not only for water conservation but also for human resources development.

He noted that Indonesia has tried its best to develop the KKP by involving professional workers who can apply competence standards in managing conservation areas.