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Yogyakarta environmental and cultural management

Overview

Yogyakarta officials are addressing environmental and cultural management to support the region's tourism and community development.

In August 2026, the Yogyakarta Tourism Office launched the Paramita program, an initiative designed to encourage hotels, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses to manage their own waste. This program aims to reduce reliance on municipal waste depots following a period of high visitor numbers.

By September 2026, local leadership expanded focus to include river management and cultural preservation. Deputy Mayor Wawan Harmawan pledged to coordinate with the City Environmental Agency to reinstall trash barriers in the Code River to address waste accumulation. Simultaneously, officials promoted the expansion of local cultural festivals through cross-departmental collaboration to maximize economic and social impacts.

Entities

Yogyakarta · Wawan Harmawan · Sungai Code · Yogyakarta Tourism Office · Festival Babad Siti Kemantren

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Yogyakarta officials promote river management and cultural development

    Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Wawan Harmawan is addressing local issues by pledging to tackle waste in the Code River and encouraging districts to expand cultural exploration through inter-agency collaboration.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Yogyakarta Tourism Office launches independent waste management program

    Yogyakarta is launching the Paramita program to encourage the tourism industry to manage its own waste following a surge of 11 million visitors in 2025.

Sources

majalahindonesia.id · pendidikan.harianjogja.com