The province of Papua is one of the provinces that most of its territory is coastal areas and small islands. The condition of the region causes this province to have the potential of marine and coastal resources that are very potential to be developed. In relation to efforts to manage the potential of marine and fisheries resources, the Zoning Plan for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (RZWP-3-K) was made.

RZWP-3-K is the direction of resource utilization in coastal areas and small islands. In addition, based on Law No. 27/2007 Article 1, Zoning Plan is defined as: "A plan that determines the direction of resource use for each planning unit accompanied by the determination of the structure and pattern of space in the planning area that contains activities that may be carried out and may not be carried out and activities that can only be carried out after obtaining a permit." This zoning plan must be harmonized and balanced with the Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) of the Provincial government and Regency / City government. The management of coastal areas and small islands must be carried out by integrating activities between local governments, between sectors, businesses and communities; between land and marine ecosystems and between science and management principles.

WWF-Indonesia Papua Program is currently a member of the working group (POKJA) drafting the RZWP-3-K document. Together with the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Papua Province, WWF-Indonesia held a coordination meeting for the preparation of the RZWP-3-K document in mid-October, in the DKP meeting room. In the preparation of this document, the direction of marine spatial utilization, especially coastal areas and small islands (0-12 mill Sea) is integrated with the Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) of Papua Province, thus ensuring harmonization related to the allocation of spatial utilization both land and sea.

The scientific approach (scientific base) and real field data are the contents that are prioritized in the preparation. The results of the identification of secondary and primary data studied based on strategic issues of marine spatial development, are used as the basis for determining the allocation of marine spatial utilization, so that they can be accounted for regarding the validation of the results.

In addition, the RZWP3K document can contain and improve the formulation of development policies, plans and programs, especially in coastal marine space. The participatory scheme applied at the document preparation stage is also expected to contain and integrate cross-sectoral marine spatial utilization policies and/or at the Provincial level with the Central and Regency / City policy levels.