Tourism Ministry lists 2025 Labuan Bajo visitor dataset without monthly figures
Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has listed a 2025 dataset on visitor numbers to Labuan Bajo, with fields for domestic, internatio…
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Databoks puts Manggarai Barat’s 2025 PDRB at Rp5 trillion, up 5.82%
Manggarai Barat’s gross regional domestic product was reported at about Rp5 trillion in 2025, with annual growth of 5.82%, according to a Databoks mac…
Study flags rights concerns in Labuan Bajo tourism push
A 2024 article in Jurnal Pemikiran Sosiologi argues that Labuan Bajo’s Super Priority Tourism Destination programme is linked to alleged human-rights…
Seven NTT tourism villages make Indonesia’s 2024 ADWI Top 500
Seven tourism villages in East Nusa Tenggara were shortlisted in the Top 500 of Indonesia’s 2024 Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia (ADWI), and three of t…
Komodo’s reef mantas link tourism, protection and park management
New research shows Komodo National Park is an essential habitat for reef manta rays, whose movements and behavior overlap with popular tourism sites.
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 mooring buoys expand, but 2018 20-site plan remains unclear
Government and conservation sources confirm ongoing mooring buoy installation and maintenance in Komodo National Park and around Labuan Bajo, but publ…
Savu Sea Marine National Park spans 3.35 million hectares in NTT
Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and recent scientific studies confirm that the Savu Sea Marine National Park in East Nusa Tenggar…
Manggarai Barat’s 9,450-Square-Kilometre Spatial Plan Explained
Manggarai Barat’s 2012–2032 spatial plan, set out in Regional Regulation Number 9 of 2012, covers approximately 9,450 square kilometres of land and se…
Acoustic Telemetry Study Finds Strong Manta Site Fidelity in Komodo
An acoustic telemetry study published in 2008 tracked 41 tagged giant manta rays at up to seven Komodo Marine Park sites between 2000 and 2003, showin…
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…
Manggarai Barat’s DLHP launches Bank Sampah G-Lingko pilot waste bank
Manggarai Barat’s Environmental and Land Agency has formed Bank Sampah G-Lingko as a pilot waste bank under its office in Labuan Bajo, with UNDP descr…
BNPB: 142 deaths linked to Flores quake, 94 in evacuation sites
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 142 people died in connection with the 15 August 2026 Flores earthquake, including 48 from the direct impact of the m…
East Flores Counts Five Disaster Emergencies Early in 2026
East Flores authorities say five disaster emergency statuses were active in early 2026, covering an eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, extreme weat…
Indonesia’s Komodo strategy tied to 2025–2045 biodiversity plan
Indonesia’s conservation authorities now publicly describe a formal Komodo Dragon Conservation Strategy and Action Plan as part of the national biodiv…