Trenggono emphasised that the Indonesian government aims to increase the total coverage of MPAs to 97.5 million hectares by 2045. This initiative forms a key component of the “Golden Indonesia 2045” vision, which prioritises sustainable maritime development and environmental protection.
The Indonesian Navy, Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion 1, and the US Marines on May 6 conducted parachuting training at the Indonesian Navy Air Base in Pondok Cabe.
The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has focused resources to complete the marine spatial planning based on comments from ministries, departments, industries and 28 coastal provinces and cities nationwide.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on May 3 visited Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany, seeking further cooperation between Vietnam and the state.
Indonesia's investments in the marine and fishery sector in 2021 reached 6.02 trillion Rp (419 million USD), its Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has said.
Blue economy is a combination of industries from different economic sectors closely linked with the marine environment without clear boundaries, and the development of one industry can have positive or negative impacts on others, said Dao Xuan Lai, head of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Climate Change and Environment Unit in Vietnam.
German experts have hailed the initiatives to respond to maritime security challenges that Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed at the UN Security Council High-level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation” on August 9.
The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Fisheries (KKP) has said increased exports in the marine and fisheries sector due to a surge in global demand could improve the country’s economic performance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The sea and marine economy play an increasingly important role today in Vietnam’s socio-economic development and also national security. In order to manage and exploit the advantageous resources of the sea, the 12th Party Central Committee issued Resolution 36 on the strategy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy by 2030 and vision to 2045.
The landscape cluster of Hon Yen was recognised as a national relic site in April 2018. However, over-exploitation of tourism.has harmed the ecosystem in the area.
The Quang Ngai province has allocated 1.83 mln USD to support ecosystem recovery and biodiversity supervision, and step up the protection of the Ly Son Marine Protected Area (MPA) from 2018 to 2022.
With unique potential in marine, cultural-historical and ecological tourism, the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is expected to become a top tourist destination.
The central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue has promulgated an investment promotion plan for 2017, which aims to attract about 300-400 million USD in foreign investment.
As many as 40 tonnes of rice were provided to 2,000 fishing households in the central province of Quang Tri who were affected by the recent marine environmental incident.
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has unveiled a plan to build 188 ships to enhance the country’s marine transport and ensure maritime security.
Local exporters are facing additional pressure from rising marine transport costs charged by foreign shipping firms, which has led to Vietnamese exports becoming less competitive.
