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Indonesian destinations recognized at global ecotourism event
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Coral colonies grow along the edge of a reef dropoff in Raja Ampat in West Papua. (Shutterstock/-)
T
hree Indonesian destinations have been recognized at the Global Green Destinations Day event held as part of the World Tourism Day celebration in Ljubljana on Tuesday.
Plataran L'Harmonie Menjangan in northwest Bali was included on the 2016 Top 100 Global Green Destinations list, while Misool in Raja Ampat, West Papua, and Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara were among the Top 100 Global Destinations.
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The Tourism Ministry's head of ecotourism acceleration, David Makes, told tempo.co that the accomplishment was quite pleasing as the list only featured destinations in 46 countries.
"Plataran L’harmonie Menjangan indeed deserves recognition, since it always highlights the preservation of nature, such as by using artistic wooden sign boards and constructing roads using rocks instead of asphalt," he said, adding that visitors could expect to encounter tame deer and monkeys while strolling around the area.
The ministry currently focuses on developing ecotourism, which is not an easy task for a developing country, since it requires meeting many specific criteria. (kes)
