REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAYAPURA -- The administration of Wondama District, West Papua Province, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are working together to develop whale shark ecotourism in the area.
"We are working with the Wondama district administration to develop whale shark ecotourism as an outstanding attraction," Andhiani M. Kumalasari, the communication, campaign and outreach coordinator of the WWF Indonesia Papua Program, stated here on Tuesday.
Kumalasari noted that WWF was also cooperating with the office of the Teluk Cendrawasih National Park for the management of natural resources.
"There is greater public awareness regarding the whale sharks in the Teluk Cendrawasih National Park," she pointed out.
Kumalasari believes that developing whale shark ecotourism will offer numerous benefits to the community by serving as a medium of learning to improve the management of tourism and business development services, as well as environmental preservation.
Kumalasari explained that the cooperation between WWF, the Teluk Cendrawasih National Park office, and the administration of Wondama District also encompassed the preservation of biodiversity, coral reef monitoring, and surveillance against illegal fishing.
The Teluk Cendrawasih National Park falls within the three districts of Manokwari, Wondama Bay, and Nabire.
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