Despite warnings from UNESCO, the controversial Indonesian tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" on social media will continue. Work on various projects in Indonesia's Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, began in 2021, which sparked concerns on threats to the local economy and the fragile habitat of the park's namesake, the Komodo dragon. "This project will proceed... it's been proven to have no impact," Wiratno, a senior official at Indonesia's Environment Ministry, told Reuters. While the Indonesian government said it was building a "premium tourism spot" on the island, the details are still not clear on what is going on. In a separate statement, Wiratno said the project mainly included renovation work on existing structures and did not pose any danger to the rare Komodo dragons.
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