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International Workshop

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE LIMA ACTION PLAN FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES

FINAL REPORT

Wakatobi Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia 28 - 30 October 2015

International Workshop

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE LIMA ACTION PLAN FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES

FINAL REPORT INDEX Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Technical Meeting .................................................................................................................................. 3 Day 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Day 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Field Trip ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Wakatobi Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 12

Annex 1: Final Agenda .......................................................................................................................... 14 Annex 2: Links to Presentations and Pictures .................................................................................. 16

International Workshop THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE LIMA ACTION PLAN FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES 2– 4 June 2016 Wakatobi Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia

INTRODUCTION The MAB Programme and the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserve 2016 The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme aiming to set a scientific basis for the improvement of the relationships between people and their environment globally. Biosphere Reserves (BR), the living laboratories for sustainable development, promote an integrated approach towards sustainable development based on local community efforts and sound science. The 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (4WCBR) was held in March 2016 in Lima, Peru, focusing on “A New Vision for the Decade 2016-2025: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for Sustainable Development”. It aimed to assess the lessons learned and the new challenges will be faced by the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR), as well as develop and launch the Lima Action Plan (LAP) for Biosphere Reserves for 2016-2025. During the different parallel and plenary sessions of the 4WCBR, the experts discussed progress and obstacles related to biosphere reserve issues and worked together to settle the new vision of MAB which will contribute to the achievement of the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Congress ended with the adoption of the Lima Declaration and the new ten-year Action Plan for UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme and its WNBR.

Local Governance in Biosphere Reserves The local governments have a very important role in the implementation of development plans at national and local level, especially in buffer and transition zones of BRs. Whenever there is a strong engagement of the local government, including province, districts, prefectures, municipalities or traditional management authorities, in the nomination and management of a BR, the development of the area is strengthened. There are already many examples of local governments taking key roles in the big MAB family: Jeju in Korea, Canary Islands and Basque Country in Spain, the Rhone landers in Germany, Haiphong City in Cat Ba Islands, Vietnam, etc. Conservation and sustainable development represent one of the most important new ways of thinking in natural resources management and policy. The involvement of local governments in the implementation of MAB Programme towards the delivery of the common inter-sectoral goals is further acknowledged: green economy development for communities at BRs, climate change mitigation actions, building green and resilient societies, mainstreaming biodiversity in development agenda, ecological restoration, capacity building, education for sustainable development, livelihoods, etc. The increasing roles of local institutions have to be acknowledged, yet the operations and methodologies still need to be better defined so that their contributions are consistent with MAB’s intergovernmental setting and governance system globally.

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The 4WCBR held in Lima included a successful workshop on Governance both at the National and BR level, where MAB National Committees and BR actors took the floor to discuss their experiences, challenges and concerns regarding their own governance structures. They agreed that the diversity, communication and coordination among the different stakeholders are keys for a sustainable development in BRs and beyond. The present workshop served as an international forum to discuss how to enhance the role of local governments within the MAB Programme for the best implementation of the LAP, and how to work efficiently together in a fully integrated system. The meeting expectation was to come out with the instruments to facilitate this, for example by agreeing in a series of recommendations to ensure the coherent and harmonized running of the MAB Programme in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

Objectives The workshop on the role of local governments in the MAB Programme aimed to follow up on the implementation of the LAP in the region, especially in the actions related to Local Governance of BRs. The objectives of this meeting were to: •

Gather MAB National Committees, Biosphere Reserves managers and key actors, MAB experts and other MAB related stakeholders form Asia and the Pacific.

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Share local and international experiences on the role and actions of local governments in Biosphere Reserves.

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Discuss key issues related to the roles of local governance in the management of Biosphere Reserves.

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Provide good models for the implementation of the Lima Action Plan at the local government level.

The output of the meeting was the development and agreement on a series of recommendations to the MAB International Coordinating Council, and through MAB-ICC to the whole community of World Network of Biosphere Reserves, on how to strengthen the roles of local governments in implementing the Lima Action Plan.

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Technical Meeting Day 1 The workshop started with the welcome remarks from Mr Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi, Ms Enny Sudarmonowati, Deputy for Life Sciences LIPI, representing the Chair of LIPI, Mr Shahbaz Khan, Director and Representative, UNESCO Office, Jakarta, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, and Mr Tony M. Arman, representative from Coral Triangle Initiativeon Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. The workshop was officially opened by Mr Tachrir Fathoni, the Director General of Conservation of Nature Resources and Ecosystems (KSDAE), Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) of Indonesia.

Opening remarks by Mr Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Jakarta

The opening session was followed by keynote presentations from: 1. Mr Tachrir Fathoni, Director General of KSDAE, MOEF, on the role of the Government of Indonesia in managing the country protected areas; 2. Mr Achmad Poernomo, Senior Adviser to the Minister on Public Policy, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries; 3. Mr Aji Sularso, Secretary General of Indonesian Association of Sail Tour (ASWINDO), and member of the Acceleration Team of Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism, on Promoting Sustainable Marine Tourism in Indonesia; 4. Ms Enny Sudarmonowati, Deputy for Life Sciences LIPI/Chair of MAB Indonesia National Committee, on the work of the Indonesia MAB National Committee in implementing the Lima Action Plan at the national level.

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A round of questions and answers was allowed, which focused on the role of conservation areas as biodiversity sources, sustainable managed forests, and absorbers of carbon emissions. A special session on the Lima Action Plan: Global Implications for Local Governments was presented by Mr Han Qunli, MAB Secretary and Director of Ecological and Earth Sciences (EES) Division, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. Mr Han explained the significance of the WNBR for the sustainable development and presented the targets of the MAB programme for 2030. Based on the Governance Workshop held during the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Lima in March 2016, he summarised some of the main roles of local governments in implementing the LAP. Mr Han concluded his presentation by suggesting some ideas on how the role of local government can be strengthened in MAB/WNBR.

Special Session on Lima Action Plan by Mr Han Qunli, MAB Secretary, Director of EES, UNESCO Paris

The participants agreed with the idea to suggest to the MAB International Coordinating Council to create a forum, network, or mechanism for regular exchange for local governments involved in BRs. The first day session was followed by short Press Conference with local media.

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Day 2 The second day of the workshop started with a reflexion by Mr Shahbaz Khan, summarizing the impressions from the first day of the meeting and focusing on the planned agenda for the present day. The first session was a keynote presentation by Mr Hugua, on the role of the government of Wakatobi in the management of Wakatobi BR. The Mayor of Wakatobi introduced the Wakatobi archipelago, its special marine biodiversity and culture and its related potential for sustainable tourism as a way to develop local economy for the benefit of the community. Wakatobi was recently selected as one of the Top 10 Tourism Destinations by the Government of Indonesia, which will help the sustainable development of the islands. The second session was focus group discussion on ‘Building Shared Vision for Biosphere Reserves’, facilitated by Mr John Wolfenden (Australia), as a way to contribute to the good management of BRs. He introduced ‘The Resilience Concept Package’ to help the stakeholders to focus on the important things to be managed, and to move towards agreement on the common objectives for each BR. Various indicators of resilience, adaptability and transformability can be identified for each BR, and then strategies be put in place to help improve the overall outcomes for the identified indicators.

Small group discussion facilitated by Mr John Wolfenden

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Participants formed into small focus group discussion groups to identify indicators that can be used to manage a BR effectively. Some examples of potential indicators identified include: Resilience (biodiversity; invasive species; diversified tourism enterprises), Adaptability (reduce impact of human activities; pursue economic diversity; knowledge sharing; capacity building), Transformability (strong economic diversity; mechanisms for innovation and creativity; use of appropriate technologies; public participation in planning). Comments about scale were reported at the end of the session, highlighting the importance of understanding the various levels of regulations, the replication potential of example sites and the consideration of universal principles. For the Resilience Concept Package to be an effective tool, specific indicators and priorities need to be developed with the stakeholders for each BR. The following session was dedicated for the presentations from the participating Biosphere Reserves: 1. Jeju BR, Republic of Korea, represented by Mr Dai-Yeun Jeong. He presented the Role of Jeju Government in Managing International Protected Areas, with a special focus on the management of the BR. He included an introduction to the self-governing province of Jeju island, and its four international recognition as protected area: BR, Natural World Heritage, Global Geopark and Ramsar Wetland. Jeju BR is in the process of developing an Integrated Management System for the International Protected Areas with aims to make Jeju as the World Environmental Hub by 2020 and a carbon-free island by 2030. 2. Cibodas BR, Indonesia, represented by Mr Supryatno, representative from the Government of West Java Province. In his presentation, he explained about the policy of the Government of West Java on environmentally sound development based on watershed areas. Cibodas BR as a watershed area has established a Coordination and Communication Forum for the Management of Cibodas BR. The forum was established in 2010 with the Governor decree and it consists of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Gunung Gede Pangrangro National Park, Agency for Coordination of Government and Development Region I of West Java and the representative from the three regents around Cibodas BR (Bogor, Sukabumi and Cianjur). Cibodas BR is in the process to design their logo for branding. 3. Mount Hakusan BR, Japan, represented by Mr Shinsuke Nakamura. He gave an overview on the Japanese Biosphere Reserves Network and its actors, then focused on the management of Mt Hakusan BR and the involvement of different local governments in its management. The Mt Hakusan BR is managed by a Council consist of four prefectures and seven municipalities, as well as other members and advisors. The Council organized a series of symposium and established a municipalities working group aiming to strengthening partnerships among them and rediscovering local values. Mr Nakamura concluded his presentation with future actions planned in 2016, including invitation to the 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity in October 2016.

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Plenary presentations form BR representatives

4. Crocker Range BR, Malaysia, represented by Mr Thomas Yussop. He introduced how Crocker Range BR strategies to fulfil its three functions of a BR (conservation, development, and logistic support). The management has the Strategic Action Plan of Crocker Range BR and its Strategic Objectives for 2015-2025. He closed his presentation by emphasizing the importance of the commitment and cooperation of all stakeholder involved to attract the participation of local communities in managing the site. 5. Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu (GSKBB) BR, Indonesia, represented by Ms Sera Noviany from Sinar Mas Forestry (SMF) and Mr Sopyan Hadi from Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province. They presented the Public-Private Partnership in Sustainable Forest Plantation and Biosphere Reserve Management in GSKBB BR. Ms Noviany presented the Sustainability Roadmap Vision 2020 of SMF as their strategy to place sustainability at the heart of their operations. She also presented the Road Map specifically made for GSK-BB BR for 2015-2021 which is located in SMF operation area. The road map includes conservation and protection activities, socio-economic development, research, monitoring and infrastructure and community development. Mr Hadi presented the programme implemented in the GSKBB BR as a venue for eco fish farming, tourism and education activities from the local government perspective.

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6. Cat Ba BR, Vietnam, delivered by Mr Le Thanh Tuyen on behalf of Mr Pham Tu Hien, Executive Officer of Cat Ba BR Management Board. The presentation gave an overview of Cat Ba BR with Cat Ba National Park as its core area. The main economic revenue from the area are tourism and fisheries which regulated by the People’s Committee of Haiphong City as the highest authority of Cat Ba BR Management. Mr Tuyen presented SLIQ, a mechanism for designing and managing BRs in Vietnam. SLIQ is based in four pillars: System thinking, Landscape/seascape planning, Intersectoral cooperation, and Quality economy. Cat Ba BR is also a best example of private sector involvement and participation of local communities in the BR functioning. The sessions were followed by two rounds of Q&A from the participants to the presenters. To conclude the workshop, the participants were discussing the recommendation to the MABICC for the three agreed topics: 1. Governance and local governments’ platform 2. Natural resources management and sustainability 3. Green economies and green jobs creation

Reporting the recommendations from one of the groups

They shared and discussed best practices, and reported their main conclusions in the plenary session. The organizing committee took note and based on each of the groups’ reports drafted the “Wakatobi Recommendations to MAB-ICC for Strengthening the Roles of Local Governments in Implementing the Lima Action Plan”. The Wakatobi Recommendations (see page 13) were shared with all the participants for their final agreement and officially endorsed as conclusion of the workshop.

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Smiley faces after finalizing the Wakatobi Recommendations

Field Trip The field trip visited Kampung Mola where the Bajau Community lives. Kampung Mola is the land settlement for Bajau tribe, who used to live in the floating houses above the sea. Until today, the Bajau Community still uses boat transportation even though they live in a village with road that is accessible by car and motorbike.

The water way and road in Kampung Mola.

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During the trip to Kampung Mola, Mr Shahbaz Khan and Mr Han Qunli participated at the celebration of World Environmental Day organized by the local government, contributing to the commitment for zero waste in the Wangi-Wangi Island.

Zero waste campaign in Wangi-Wangi

The second site visited was the seaweed farming village in the coastal area of Wangi-Wangi. The participants have a discussion with the local seaweed farmers, who explained the process of underwater growing and marketing their seaweed to different place in Indonesia and overseas.

Fishermen in Kampung Mola

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Discussion with the seaweed farmers

The trip continued to Liya Village to see the ruins of the oldest fortress in the island. The fortress was made by plies of coral reef and built around the year 1500. It was use as defence fortress during the confrontation with different island sultanates in the 14th century. The field trip was closed by visiting Waha Village, a tourism site managed by local community, for lunch with traditional food, and snorkelling to see the surrounding coral reef and coral rehabilitation project.

Coral rehabilitation project using art installation

The underwater view of Wah

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Wakatobi Recommendations to MAB-ICC For Strengthening the Roles of Local Governments in Implementing the Lima Action Plan 4 June 2016, Wakatobi Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia As a follow up to the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, sixty participants from nine countries (Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam) met in Wakatobi, Indonesia from June 2-4, 2016, to discuss the roles of local governments in implementing the Lima Action Plan (LAP) for Biosphere Reserves (BR). The participants express their special gratitude to Japan Funds-in-Trust, the local government of Wakatobi biosphere reserve for this important initiative in collaboration with UNESCO and the Indonesian Government. The participants shared and discussed best practices in the following areas: •

Governance and local governments’ platform

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Natural resources management and sustainability

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Green economies and green jobs creation

The participants make the following observations and recommendations. Taking note that the 669 BRs in 120 countries, including 1,045 million ha of terrestrial and coastal marine areas represent all the major ecosystem types and over 170 million people of local and indigenous communities, and the fact that the institutional arrangements of these BRs represent a great variety of governments as well as civil society working together for the achievement of the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the implementation of the Lima Action Plan. Realizing the needs to mainstream SDGs through an intersectoral approach for local development agendas to promote sound and green growth and local economies, ensure well-being of local people, create decent jobs and ensure continuing employment, reduce biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems and the related services. Having realized also the range of issues being faced at the action levels, it is recommended of the following to the MAB ICC and through MAB ICC to the whole community of World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

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Governance and Platform for Local Governments: 1. For MAB ICC to advise National Governments to empower local governments in managing BRs through appropriate regulations and policies, for greater involvement of local governments in National MAB and international MAB meetings/networks on the basis of consensus, consultation and transparency. 2. To encourage member states to institute a regular mechanism to bring local governments together at the national, regional and international levels to share best practices and encourage co-learning.

Natural Resources Management and Sustainability: To manage the biosphere reserve sustainably concerning natural resources, communities and programs, the following actions recommended: 1. Benefit from local wisdom in biosphere reserves natural resources management. 2. Promote branding schemes to further engage private sector and small and medium enterprises in sustainable management of natural resources and ecological restoration. 3. Ensure resource utilization full alignment with national, traditional and customary laws in biosphere reserves natural resources. 4. Encourage capacity building through specific training on post-harvest technology, and public awareness to give additional values of the local products and increase community’s income.

Green Economies and Green Jobs Creation: 1. Recognise the critical roles of local governments in creating and managing economic development opportunities and the green jobs in buffer and transitional zones. 2. Emphasize the valuation and beneficial use of intangible resources linked with local culture, local expertise, traditional knowledge and practises as well as collective wisdom. 3. Promote the sharing of knowledge between local governments for enabling the global green economy. 4. Encourage active participation of youth, women’s groups and other vulnerable and disadvantages groups should be prioritised. 5. Facilitate removal of institutionalised and regulatory barriers to provide an enabling environment for the introduction of local products and expertise into more sustainable supply chains. 6. Recognise the local communities’ contributions through their time, knowledge, facilities in promoting green job opportunities.

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Annex 1: Final Agenda Day 1 – Thursday 2 June 11:00-12:30

Registration

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12:00- 14:00

Lunch

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09:00-10:00

Welcome remarks

MC: Ms Siti Rachmania, UNESCO

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Mr Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi

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Mrs Enny Sudarmonowati, Deputy for Life Sciences, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

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Mr Shahbaz Khan, Director UNESCO Jakarta

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Mr Tony M. Arman, Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI)

Opening remarks •

14:30-16:00

Mr Tachrir Fathoni, Director General of Conservation Natural Resources and Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF)

Keynote speeches 1. Policy of MoEF in the development of BRs in Indonesia (Implementation of LAP) 2. Role of local government in accelerating the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) 3. Promoting sustainable marine tourism in BRs (Indonesia policy and strategy) 4. The Indonesian MAB Programme in Implementing the LAP

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

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16:30-17:00

pecial Session

Chair: Ms Enny Sudarmonowati, Indonesian MAB/LIPI

Lima Action Plan: Global implications for local governments

Mr Han Qunli, UNESCO MAB Secretary

Q&A 19:00

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Welcome Dinner

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Day 2 – Friday 3 June 09:00 - 09:15

Impressions from Day 1

MC: Ms Joana Vitorica, UNESCO Mr Shahbaz Khan, Director UNESCO Jakarta

09:15 - 09:30

Presentation

Mr Hugua, Mayor of Wakatobi

The role of local government in Wakatobi BR 09:30 –10:45

Special Session

Mr John Wolfenden, Australia

Assist Good Governance in BRs for sustainable development: focus on Resilience Plenary 10:45 - 11:00

Coffee break

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11:00 - 12:00

Best Practices: Governance

Moderator: Mr Y. Purwanto

1. Jeju BR, Republic of Korea

1. Mr Dai-Yeun Jeong

2. Cibodas BR, Indonesia

2. Mr Supriyatno

3. Hakusan BR, Japan

3. Mr Shinsuke Nakamura

Q&A 12:00 - 13:30

Lunch break

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13:30 - 14:30

Best Practices: Local Business and Sustainability

Moderator: Mr S. Nakamura

4. Crocker Range BR, Malaysia 5. Giam Siak Bukit Batu BR, Indonesia

4. 4. Mr Thomas Yussop 5. 5. Ms Sera Noviany and Mr Sopyan Hadi 6. 6. Mr Le Thanh Tuyen

6. Cat Ba BR, Vietnam Q&A

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee break

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15:00 - 16:00

Breakout Discussions

7. Moderator: Mr Shahbaz Khan

Framework for an effective implementation of the MAB Programme for the local governments • Governance and platform for local governments • Natural Resources and Sustainability • Jobs Creation

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16:00 - 17:00

19:00

Reporting from previous discussions

• Mr Han Qunli, MAB

Conclusions and way forward

• Ms Enny Sudarmonowati, MAB Indonesia

Wakatobi Recommendations

• Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta

Dinner

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Day 3 – Saturday 4 June 08:00

Field Trip

• Itinerary: Visit to Bajo village

Start from Patuno Resort. Snacks and lunch provided.

• Visit to Seaweed plantations • Visit to Liya Village • Snorkeling at Waha Beach

Annex 2: Links Link to Presentations: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/26gn132d5001jze/AAD2RAPpBZYenwZo8fodEU7wa?dl=0

Link to Pictures: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2weoviiluxlrm6g/AAA_gT34tCaNQQReMfA1-yyKa?d

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Contact information: UNESCO Office, Jakarta

Jl. Galuh (II) No. 5 Jakarta, Indonesia Phone: +62-21 7399818 Email: [email protected] http://www.unesco.org/jakarta