Analysis of Institutional Arrangements Relevant to Coral Reef Management in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the institutional arrangements or administrative structures that should be developed by Indonesia to deal with the management of coastal and marine resources, in particular coral reef management. This paper provides an alternative model of institutional arrangements for Indonesian coastal and coral reef management. The analysis of the institutional arrangements is not offered to solve the problems as a whole, but this analysis may assist in explaining the broad and complex problems of coordination, functional overlaps and unclear mandates of government agencies concerned with coastal and marine resources in Indonesia. These problems include the large number of institutions or actors that are involved in the sector, and the strong influences of internal and external factors in the development of an institutional capacity for the sector.