Bill on Coastal Management - Increasing Economic Potential and Legal Certainty

As an archipelago State it is surprising that Indonesia has never had specific legislation in place to manage such a vast and potentially long-term sustainable economic resource. The basic numbers here of 17,504 islands and more than 81,000 km of coastline serve to highlight the huge economic potential of proper and effective coastal management. The current legislative framework sees Indonesia's vast coastal resources fall under Law No. 84 of 1992 on Spatial Planning.