In an effort to preserve the environment and reduce the risk of disasters, a group of people in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, changed the barren coastal area into a pine and mangrove forest area. That area is now a center for turtle conservation which is crowded with tourists.
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Since the presence of turtle conservation, Nagari Ampiang has been increasingly visited by tourists from various regions. This conservation area, which is a local resident, is located in a coastal area opposite the village. To achieve this, visitors only pay 10,000 rupiah for the round trip boat rental.
Quiet estuary water and expanse of pine forests and mangroves, accompany the journey that is not until ten minutes.
The Ampiang Parak turtle conservation area originated from the efforts of young people and the local community, greening barren land in the coastal area, so that ocean waves and even tsunamis do not directly hit their settlements.
Efforts in 2015, bearing fruit two years later after the turtle stopped and lay eggs. This has slowly changed the behavior of residents from turtle egg hunters to conservationists.
At present visitors can see various types of sea turtles and can participate releasing sea turtles to the sea.
(sot ----- haridman / pioneer of the ampiang parak sea turtle conservation area ----
Despite being pouted, residents' efforts to change the barren land on the beach produced results. there are currently 4000 pine and 40,000 mangrove stems spread out in a location of nearly twenty-five hectares that they manage.
((sot ------ yusmardi / guardian nagari ampiang parak --------
Ampiang Parak Turtle Conservation is now continuing to improve so that its existence can further elevate the economy of the citizens. In addition residents and managers also continue to intensify disaster risk reduction activities, given their location in coastal areas prone to waves and tsunami megathrust.