UNESCO logged Komodo visitor counts and 20 mooring buoys by 2003
A 2003 UNESCO review of Komodo National Park records visitor statistics collected since 1980 and the installation of 20 floating mooring buoys from 19…
Komodo National Park
Rules, visitor caps, conservation and wildlife inside the national park.
Komodo archive documents 1990s–2000s marine management studies
Komodo National Park’s online downloads page consolidates historical information sheets, reports and books on zoning, coral reefs, fisheries and resou…
2004 study mapped 46 Komodo dragon nesting sites on Komodo Island
A peer‑reviewed 2004 study on Komodo Island documented 46 Komodo dragon nesting sites, 26 of them active in the 2002/2003 nesting season.
Early Komodo plans put coral reefs and mangroves at centre of marine agenda
Early management plans and a 2001 stakeholder workplan for Komodo National Park explicitly identified coral-reef communities and mangroves as key mari…
Historical records show Komodo villages and chronic freshwater scarcity
Historical park and conservation documents identify four villages within Komodo National Park and describe chronic freshwater scarcity, declining dry-…
Pelagic Fishing, Mariculture and Ecotourism in Komodo’s 2000 Plan
A January 2000 pelagic fisheries report for Komodo National Park set out pelagic fisheries, mariculture and ecotourism as core livelihood sectors in a…
Komodo’s 185-Site Coral Survey Underpins Long-Term Reef Monitoring
Komodo’s coral monitoring programme uses a biennial survey of 185 fixed reef sites to track long‑term changes in hard‑coral cover and reef recovery in…
1997 Komodo study traced destructive fishing, not patrol impact
A 1997 study by The Nature Conservancy documented blast fishing and other destructive methods in Komodo National Park, establishing early records and…
1997 DFID study set baseline for Komodo tourism and local benefits
A DFID-funded research programme in the 1990s produced a detailed April 1997 report on tourism and conservation in Komodo National Park, offering an a…
What a Komodo Dragon Health Check Measured at White Oak
A 1997 veterinary paper on Komodo dragons at the White Oak Conservation Centre describes structured health checks, blood work, husbandry conditions an…
Komodo Park Explainer: Documented Model of Weekly Two-Day Patrols
Komodo National Park’s enforcement page and conservation reports describe a mid-1990s patrol system built on weekly joint speedboat patrols backed by…
Komodo National Park Is an Official Land-and-Sea Conservation Area
Indonesia’s official conservation atlas and UNESCO documentation both place Komodo National Park in a land-and-sea protected-area framework, with zoni…
Marine waters make up about 67% of Komodo National Park
Figures from park information and conservation sources indicate Komodo National Park covers about 1,817 km², with roughly 603 km² of land and around 1…