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Coastal management, including dune preservation and public access, was a major topic for Indonesian officials visiting North Carolina. 



Beyond the Boundaries: 



Indonesian Officials Take Home Coastal Lessons 



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j^Ajrf City on Topsail Island is a long way 

 from the beaches of Bali, or any of the 1 7,500 

 islands that make up Indonesia. 



But lessons learned along the North 

 Carolina coast will factor in discussions this year 

 in Indonesia, where pivotal coastal legislation is 

 being considered. 



"Good coastal management is important to 

 us all," Surf City Mayor Zander Guy suggests to a 

 pair of senior Indonesian officials on a recent visit 



By Katie Mosher 



hosted by North Carolina Sea Grant 



The Indonesians chose to visit North 

 Carolina because of the state's "robust and 

 dynamic" coastal programs, explains Soestrisno 

 Sosroprajitno, vice chair of the National 

 Parliament's Environmental Commission. 



The trip halfway round the world is fruitful, 

 says Widi Prarikto, Indonesia's director general of 

 coasts and small islands in the Ministry of Marine 

 Affairs and Fisheries. 



"In Indonesia, we are trying to establish our 

 own 'Sea Grant" Program called Program 

 Kemitraan Bahari (Sea Partnership Program). 

 Our visit to Hawaii, North Carolina, Washington, 

 D.C., Rhode Island, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 strengthens our belief that through such a 

 program, we will succeed in developing our 

 nation's coastal ocean programs in order to 

 achieve economic development in sustainable 

 ways," he adds. 



20 WINTER 2003 



