Indonesia

Basic facts on marine waters

• Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 290 000 km²
• Exclusive Economic Zone: 3 000 000 km²

Strategic documents related to MSP

• Government Regulation n° 32/2019 on National Marine Spatial Planning
• Law of The Republic of Indonesia No. 32 year 2014 on Marine Affairs
• Law of The Republic Indonesia No. 1 year 2014 on Management of Coastal Zone and Small Islands
• Law of The Republic Indonesia No.34 year 2022 on Action Plan for Indonesian Ocean Policy for 2021 – 2025
• Regulation of Government No. 21 year 2021 on Management of Spatial Planning

Technical resources related to MSP

• One Map MMAF

Relevant MSP projects

• Regulation of Government No. 32 Year 2019 on National Marine Spatial Planning
• Regulation of President No. 83 Year 2020 on Interregional Zoning Plan of Makassar Strait
• Regulation of President No. 3 Year 2022 on Interregional Zoning Plan of Java Sea
• Regulation of President No. 64 Year 2022 on Spatial Plan for the National Strategic Area of the Capital of Nusantara for 2022-2024
• Regulation of Local Government in Sulawesi Selatan No. 3 Year 2022 on Sulawesi Selatan Province Spatial Plan for 2022-2041

Current main uses:

• National Marine Spatial Plan (see below)

• The Law of the Republic of Indonesia n° 32/2014 on Marine Affairs requires the Central Government to develop and implement National Marine Spatial Planning and MSP for marine regions, which include Interregional Zoning Plans, National Strategic Areas Zoning Plans, and Particular National Strategic Areas (the Outermost Islands) Zoning Plans
• The Law of the Republic of Indonesia n° 27/2007 jo No. 1/2014 on the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands requires Provincial Governments to develop and implement Zoning Plans for Coastal Areas and Small Islands
• The Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia n° 32/2019 on (National) Marine Spatial Plans, which includes:
  • Planning policies and strategies for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
  • Marine spatial structure plan for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
  • Marine spatial pattern plan for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
  • Establishment of Interregional Areas, National Strategic Areas, and Particular National Strategic Areas
  • The directive for marine spatial use
  • The directive for controlling marine spatial use
• All the MSP of marine regions will be established and enacted through Presidential Regulations (some of the MSP are in the final stage of legislation process)
• Regulation of Government No. 21 Year 2021 on Implementation of Spatial Planning. These legislation give the task to arrange spatial planning on land and marine. Prior to the existence of this legislation, spatial planning was carried out separately between land and marine but after this legislation, the spatial planning between land and marine will be integrated. National Marine Spatial Plan will be integrated with National Spatial Plan, Zoning plan for Coastal Areas and Small Island will be integrated with Province Spatial Plan, National Strategic Area Zoning Plan will be integrated with National Strategic Area Spatial Plan. Also there are two MSP that will not be integrated, namely Interregional Zoning Plan and Certain National Strategic Area Zoning Plan (Non Outermost Small Island).
• All the Zoning Plans for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (Provincial MSP) will be established and enacted through Regional Regulations (26 of 34 provinces have already enacted their MSP)

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

Mr. Suharyanto – Director of Marine Spatial Planning

Last updated: July 2022

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