Indonesia | Brushing aside rising virus curve, NPs to re-open

JAKARTA — Indonesia is reopening dozens of conservation areas to local and foreign tourists after months of closure, even as the number of COVID-19 infections in the country continues to climb.

“Based on our assessment with local authorities, we’ve listed 29 national parks and nature parks that may gradually reopen from today until about mid-July,” Siti Nurbaya Bakar, the minister of environment and forestry, said at a press conference June 22.

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/indonesia-reopens-national-parks-to-tourists-as-covid-19-cases-rise/

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