Sustainable use and conservation of inland water ecosystem in Indonesia: Challenge for fisheries management in lake and river ecosystem

Abstract

The paper aims to provide sustainable use and conservation insight into tropical aquatic resources with a special emphasis on inland water ecosystems in Indonesia, such as lakes and rivers. The talks focuses on certain use of resources in these ecosystems by humans. The inland water ecosystem should be properly managed to protect and maintain its biodiversity and sustainability through wise use of the aquatic resources with several ecological approaches. The richness in inland water resources does not lead Indonesia to freedom from water crises, and social and environmental problems. Degraded inland water ecosystem with much reduced carrying capacities, trapping people in conflicts of ecosystem use. The challenge of simplifying the adoption of conservation and sustainable use approaches to promote the implementation of practices in Indonesia remains.