“During the meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and King Charles III, the King expressed his commitment to support Indonesia in improving the ecosystem and environmental condition of the 57 national parks in Indonesia,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya told reporters at London Stansted Airport.
Wijaya said Britain has already been involved in conservation efforts at several sites, including Way Kambas National Park in Lampung and the Peusangan conservation area in Aceh, both focused on elephant conservation.
The Peusangan site, previously owned by Prabowo, was handed over to the state to support elephant conservation and ecosystem recovery. The project is being carried out with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
“The site’s total area spans around 90,000 hectares, but it is spread across several locations,” Wijaya said.
He added that British support would extend beyond elephant protection to broader ecosystem conservation and restoration at other sites across Indonesia.
President Prabowo and King Charles held talks with philanthropic groups and conservation activists at Lancaster House in London on Wednesday morning.
During the meeting, they discussed conservation programs, including elephant protection, a cause long championed by the British monarch. King Charles is also the patron of WWF UK.
Officials accompanying Prabowo included his special envoy for climate and energy, Hashim Djojohadikusumo; Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq; Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni; and Budisatrio Djiwandono, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives’ Commission I.
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The meeting underscored a growing environmental partnership between Indonesia and Britain, particularly in wildlife conservation and habitat restoration, officials said.
Indonesia is home to one of the world’s largest tropical forest areas and a wide range of endangered species, including Sumatran elephants, tigers and orangutans.
Conservation groups say deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss remain major challenges.
British involvement in projects such as Way Kambas and Peusangan has focused on anti-poaching measures, habitat rehabilitation and community-based conservation to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
After completing his London agenda, Prabowo continued his trip to Switzerland, where he is scheduled to deliver a special address at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos on Thursday, Jan. 22.
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