Rinca Island’s Loh Buaya Reopened with Elevated Walkway in October 2022
Rinca Island’s Loh Buaya area reopened to visitors on 1 October 2022 after a multi‑year redevelopment that added an elevated boardwalk, new jetty and…
Komodo National Park
Rules, visitor caps, conservation and wildlife inside the national park.
Komodo Village trekking routes mapped with Komodo dragon encounters
Komodo Village residents and Universitas Padjadjaran students mapped new trekking routes behind the settlement in 2022, documenting repeated Komodo dr…
Official profile lists Komodo National Park at 178,746.39 hectares
Indonesia’s conservation agency lists Komodo National Park’s official area as 178,746.39 hectares in Komodo District, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tengga…
Komodo’s Coral Monitoring Role Clear, but Site Count and Trends Still Uncertain
Indonesia’s 2015–2021 coral-monitoring atlas records 281 reef sites across 11 conservation units and confirms Komodo National Park’s role in national…
Jakarta Tourist Dies at Pink Beach in Komodo National Park
Local media report that Gustaf, a 49-year-old tourist from Jakarta, died after being found unconscious in the water at Pink Beach in Komodo National P…
Komodo fires test Labuan Bajo disaster plan and park preparedness
Fires at Komodo National Park from 2018 to 2021, including a 10-hectare blaze at Loh Serai on Rinca Island in November 2021, have tested regional disa…
2021 study finds freshwater scarcity on Komodo and Rinca did not spur conflict
A 2021 qualitative study of Komodo and Rinca islands found that freshwater scarcity in Komodo National Park had not produced social conflict or large-…
UNESCO and Indonesia at odds over Rinca Island “Jurassic Park” project
Indonesia has pressed ahead with a high-profile tourism infrastructure project on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, even as UNESCO’s World Heritag…
UNESCO’s 2021 report flagged tourism and zoning risks in Komodo
UNESCO’s 2021 State of Conservation report for Komodo National Park raised concerns over tourism growth, new infrastructure, zoning changes and commun…
Komodo National Park’s Marine Zone Spans About 1,214 Square Kilometres
Komodo National Park is legally defined as a combined land-and-sea conservation landscape, with scientific and official sources describing about 603 s…
2021 literature review finds mixed impacts of development in Komodo area
A 2021 academic literature review by Universitas Ivet researchers summarizes positive and negative environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts…
Study projects Komodo water demand rising to 58,070 m³ by 2045
A 2023 system-dynamics study projects combined tourism and domestic water demand in the Komodo and Padar Island areas rising from 40,622 cubic metres…
Komodo’s 17,308-Hectare Fishing Zone Remains a Source of Access Disputes
Research and civil-society reporting describe Komodo National Park’s 17,308-hectare traditional use zone, alongside a larger pelagic zone, and show ho…
UNESCO scrutiny and Komodo National Park’s changing zoning
UNESCO’s 2021 review of Komodo National Park raised concerns over reported 2020 zoning changes, including a sharp reduction in the wilderness zone and…
Rinca’s 5-Hectare Tourism Project on a 20,000-Hectare Island
A tourism project on Rinca Island is reported to occupy 5 hectares on an island of about 20,000 hectares.