Summary

Wakatobi consists of four islands, those islands are located in South-East Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is because of its rich biodiversity important for all actors like the National Park Authority, the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), several governments and organizations and for the local society. Wakatobi became declared as a Marine Protected Area in 1996. The project goal is to find out how the cooperation between the different parties has changed since the new zoning system (implemented in 2007), as a positive balance between nature and people along with community conservation in the National Park is from main important. A good cooperation would give the protected area a better chance to reach its protection goals.