"GIS is being used to map out the zones and monitor ecosystem locations," Head of the Jakarta Food Security, Maritime Affairs, and Agriculture Service Suharini Eliawati said here Saturday.
According to Eliawati, GIS technology is expected to help her party monitor the marine environment and take quick and appropriate action, if needed.
She said that the technology provides more accurate marine space mapping and supports more efficient management.
"Thus, economic activities, such as marine tourism or fisheries, can run side by side with conservation efforts," she explained.
At present, a prototype of GIS technology is available on the JakOcean application, which is currently being perfected.
She said that GIS technology is one of the innovations in the grand design for integrated marine management developed by her party.
The initiative aims to improve the economic potential of marine resources while preserving coastal ecosystems, in line with the vision of a sustainable blue economy, she added.
Eliawati said that the project was devised in response to the challenges faced in Jakarta's waters, such as conflicts over space use, environmental degradation, and the lack of integrated policies.
Her office is targeting to increase the welfare of coastal communities and enhance the contribution of the blue economy sector to Jakarta's gross regional domestic product (PDRB).
In the long term, the program is expected to increase the income of coastal communities by up to 20 percent and expand employment opportunities in the marine sector, she said.
Furthermore, it will help reduce carbon emissions and improve marine ecosystems, helping Jakarta set an example in the implementation of blue economy principles by a coastal city, she added.
"Through sustainable marine space management, we want Jakarta to become a global city that maintains environmental sustainability," she said.
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