Wakatobi Region, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, will immediately set out to be the world biosphere reserve by United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
Wakatobi well known as Indonesian most important national marine park, maintained at 1996, with about 1.39 million hectares areas of sea biological diversity. Wakatobi coral condition is one of Indonesia sea conservation highgest priorities
Chief of Wakatobi Regency, Hugua, said that Unesco will held a convene in April 2012 at Paris to set Wakatobi region as world biosphere reserve areas.
There are three protected interest in establishing Wakatobi as the world biosphere reserve, that is indigenous people, environmental, and sustainable economic to Wakatobi society.
Local knowledge is protected, regarding Wakatobi cultural traditions in how local Wakatobi treating environment and take something from nature.
Wakatobi people really appreciate the mother nature because with her generosity, provides quite abundant source for all human need.
The region environmental sustainability need to be protected because Wakatobi waters have rich diversity of coral reefs and marine life.
The number of coral reefs species in Wakatobi waters reached 750 species from 850 coral reef species in the world. Meanwhile, there is just only 50 coral reef species In Caribbean Sea, while the Red Sea only has 300 species.
That means, Wakatobi waters areas with approximately 1.5 million hectares, saving about 90 percent of the whole world potential marine resources.
Unesco viewing Wakatobi region as important area that must be protected because of Wakatobi potential natural resources, could support a population of millions and even billions.
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