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Marine conservation, also known as ocean conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these marine resources.
Prior to 2015, it was named Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Konservasi Alam - PHKA). Its current name was taken into effect due to the merger of Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry in 2014.
Betung Kerihun National Park is hilly and mountainous, with altitudes ranging from 150 m (490 ft) to almost 1,800 m (5,910 ft). The topography is characterized by steep slopes, with more than half of the park area having slopes over 45%. [3]
The definition that has been widely accepted across regional and global frameworks has been provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its categorisation guidelines for protected areas.
Bunaken National Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral [2] as well as many fish, mollusks, reptiles and marine mammal species.
ICDPs have many different names, like “People-Centered Conservation and Development”, “Eco-development”, “grassroots conservation”, community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and community wildlife management (CWM), all of which were created by the conservation organizations, rather than the indigenous people.
The Sundaland heath forests are distinct from the surrounding Borneo lowland rain forests in species composition, structure, texture, and color.The heath forests typically have a low, uniform canopy approximately 20 metres high, with thick underbrush and rich growth of moss and epiphytes.
The Kuala Linggi Mangrove Recreational Forest (Malay: Hutan Rekreasi Paya Laut Kuala Linggi) is a mangrove forest located in Kuala Linggi near Kuala Sungai Baru, Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, on the south bank of the Linggi River estuary. [1] [2] [3]