They invited BSTS to share management problems of turtle protection in the West Sumatra area where the level of turtle illegal trade is still high and conducted openly. In this opportunity, BSTS is represented by its Chairman, I Wayan Wiradnyana who gave a talk regarding sea turtle protection in Bali, which especially focused on:
• Benefit of sea turtle protection
• Management of sea turtle protection
• Cooperation across sectors for the management of turtle protection
• Policy regarding turtle protection
• Challenges of sea turtle protection management
• Ideal model of cooperation across sectors of turtle protection
Based on the material given, the participants received a clear picture of the importance of law enforcement for the effort of sea turtle protection. In addition, the discussion was beneficial to get a draft regarding form of cooperation between NGO, community, government and corporate.
At the end of this activity, it was agreed to form a network among government institution in managing turtle protection in the West Sumatera area, that consisted of province department, related regions as well as universities in the West Sumatera area.
