Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni stated that three national parks officially designated as Public Service Agencies (BLU) are driving a more innovative funding model to strengthen the management of conservation areas.
In a statement made in Jakarta on Thursday, Antoni identified the three parks as Komodo National Park, Mount Rinjani National Park, and Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
Antoni explained that the BLU status allows revenue generated by each national park to be reinvested directly into the area.
Previously, income from tourism entrance fees was classified as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) and deposited into the state treasury, meaning it was not guaranteed that the funds would return to support the management of the conservation areas.
“With this BLU status, the revenue generated at Komodo, Rinjani, and Bromo Tengger Semeru can be reinvested into nature – to improve infrastructure, enhance community welfare, support conservation efforts, and so on,” he said.
He noted that the designation of these three national parks as BLUs was the result of rapid work by the newly formed National Park Financing Task Force.
Antoni added that the government is also beginning to develop creative financing schemes through “blended financing” – an approach that combines state budget (APBN) support with funding from the private sector, philanthropy, and investments.
According to him, this approach will strengthen conservation funding without relying solely on the state budget.
Meanwhile, the Head of the National Park Financing Task Force, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, stated that the task force was established to find financing breakthroughs for Indonesia’s 57 national parks.
He mentioned that the President wants the management of all national parks strengthened through innovative and sustainable funding schemes.
“Innovative financing is essential to ensure that conservation efforts are sustainable while delivering tangible, equitable benefits to the communities living around these areas,” Djojohadikusumo said.
Echoing the sentiment, Vice Chair for Investment Mari Elka Pangestu emphasized that the financing scheme is not intended to commercialize national parks.
According to her, the new funding is instead directed toward strengthening conservation, protecting biodiversity and ecosystems, and safeguarding Indonesia’s priority species that are at risk of extinction.
Furthermore, the utilization of ecosystem services is expected to generate sustainable benefits for both the conservation areas and the surrounding communities.
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Translator: Arnidhya Nur Zhafira, Cindy Frishanti Octavia
Editor: Primayanti
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