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Govt unveils ecotourism concept for new capital city
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Construction continues at the site of the administrative center of the country’s new capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan on June 8. As of last month, work on Nusantara had reached 29.87 percent of its target, according to the Public Works and Housing Ministry. (Antara/Fakhri Hermansyah)
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he Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has revealed its vision for ecotourism in the new city, embracing a sustainable urban forest concept.
IKN Authority head Bambang Susantono assured media representatives in a briefing with the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry on Monday that the green space covering 65 percent of the capital area of 256,000 hectares would not be reduced and that tourism would not damage the local ecosystem.
Instead, the focus would be on innovative development aimed at establishing Nusantara as a distinctive tourist destination, he said, proposing “Indonesia X” as a brand for the tourism program.
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The IKN Authority explained that the 65 percent of IKN declared as green space would be “restored” to its lush forest state reminiscent of the 1970s to 1980s, so that people could coexist with flora and fauna, making the land a captivating tourist attraction for people from around the country, true to its name Nusantara.
Bambang mentioned trekking, exploring the forest and checking out the mangroves as possible activities for visitors to the new city.
The initiatives, he continued, would be connected with other tourist activities in East Kalimantan, incorporating visits to the Dayak Penyah cultural village, tourist spots in Tenggarong, marine tourism on Derawan Island and a journey to the nation's capital, which could be accessed via the newly constructed toll road to Samarinda.
