Wastehub cleanup removes 912 kilograms of waste at Komodo and Labuan Bajo
In June 2023, Waste Solution Hub and Oceanic Society coordinated underwater and beach cleanups around Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park, mobilising…
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IWP Reports 89 Waste Trips in Labuan Bajo Area in 2022
IWP said it carried out 89 waste-collection trips in 2022 across islands near Labuan Bajo, collecting 51,881 kilograms of material and sending recycla…
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…
Komodo dragons: threats, umbrella species role and lessons for management
Studies from Flores and Komodo National Park describe the Komodo dragon as an umbrella species whose conservation depends on habitat protection, prey…
TAKA and WWF-Indonesia Conduct Six-Day Komodo Reef Health Survey
TAKA and WWF-Indonesia jointly implemented a six-day reef health monitoring survey in Komodo National Park, using benthic and reef fish sampling proto…
How Komodo’s 2019 tourism receipts split between Jakarta and Manggarai Barat
Local and national authorities applied different ticketing and accounting systems for visits to Komodo National Park in 2019, creating a roughly Rp34…
Inside Komodo’s 25-Year Plan and The Nature Conservancy’s 2004 Progress Report
A 2004 progress report and Komodo National Park’s 25-year management plan outline how The Nature Conservancy and Indonesian authorities structured lon…
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 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…
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…
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…