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Keeping Tourism Green in Indonesia

Elephant Safari Park & Lodge and Sangeh Monkey Forest Bring Bali Honors at Cipta Green Awards from Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

(11/22/2010) Indonesia's Ministry of Culture and Tourism recognized the country's best green areas and tourism operators at a gala dinner held in Jakarta on November 4, 2010, hosted by the Minster Jero Wacik.

Winning Cipta Green Awards as Indonesia's best managed and "green" destination areas were:

• Tanjung Putting Orang Utan National Park in Central Kalimantan.

• Elephant Safari Park and Lodge in Taro, Bali.

• Rinjani Mountain Trek in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Earning recognition as best government agency-managed destinations were:

• Tanah Lot, Bali

• Iboih Sea Gardens near Weh Island in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

Winning runner up awards for private sector managed destinations:

Amanwana Resort at Pulau Moyo, West Nusa Tenggara

Pasir Mukti Tourist Park in West Java.

• Sangeh Monkey Forest in Bali.

• Turtle Conservation area in the Derawan Archipelago , East Kalimantan

This was the first time the Cipta Green Awards were given to the private sector, public sector and individual or non-governmental agencies to recognize and encourage sustainable tourism management in Indonesia's.