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Conceptualizing Policy on Underwater Cultural Heritage Towards Legal Protection and Ecotourism Promotion in Karimun Jawa, Indonesia

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2023

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Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang

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Karimun Jawa Island is a promising maritime asset, enriched by abundant water resources in Central Java. However, the allure of this location poses a potential threat to the sustainable ecosystems of marine biota unless prompt government action is taken to safeguard its underwater cultural heritage. This research proposes a comprehensive policy design for legal protection and ecotourism development in Karimun Jawa, balancing economic considerations and environmental preservation. Employing a socio-legal methodology encompassing interviews, observation, and focus group discussions, the study identifies substantial challenges in managing underwater cultural heritage in Karimun Jawa. These challenges encompass over-exploitation, shipwreck theft, damage from trawlers, natural disasters, and plastic pollution. The research underscores the imperative for the government to formulate measures ensuring legal protection on international, national, and regional fronts. At the global level, immediate ratification of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001 is recommended. Moreover, effective collaboration among stakeholders—central and regional governments, local communities, and maritime enterprises—is deemed crucial for sustainable, culturally informed policy formulation fostering responsible management, utilization, and protection of this unique marine heritage.

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Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies Volume 8 Issue 2 (2023), pp. 633-662

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Policy Conceptualization, Underwater Cultural Heritage, Legal Protection, Ecotourism, Karimun JawaINTRODUCTIONIndonesia is enriched with marine potential that can be further developed into the ecotourism sector. Coral reefs, mangrove areas, and marine biota are some of the underwater natural features that need protection.1Reported that Indonesia has 99 thousand kilometersof coastline, 3.257 million square kilometersof sea area, and 20.87 million hectares of water conservation, coasts, and small islands that have abundant potential to offer for marine tourism. Geographically, 1Roby Ardiwidjaja, Pengembangan Destinasi Pariwisata Berbasis Lingkungan(Sleman: Kepel Press, 2013).

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Puspitawati, D., Fadli, M., Lutfi, M., Anggoro, S., & Rusli, M. H. M. (2023). Conceptualizing Policy on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Towards Legal Protection and Ecotourism Promotion in Karimun Jawa, Indonesia. Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies, 8(2), 633-662. https://doi.org/10.15294/jils.v8i2.68464

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https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/jils/article/view/68464
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