SW AJ-052 The National Parks of Indonesia

There are 50 national parks in Indonesia.  Of the 50 national parks, 6 are World Heritage Sites, 7 are part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and 5 are wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention. A total of 9 parks are largely marine.

The first group of five Indonesian national parks were established in 1980. This number increased constantly reaching 41 in 2003. In a major expansion in 2004, nine more new national parks were created, raising the total number to 50.

This interesting postcard came from Dinda Sarasidia (15 April 2014) Swapbot.