Sarawak Delta Geopark officially endorsed as Unesco Global Geopark

 

KUCHING: The 3,112-sq-km Sarawak Delta Geopark has been officially endorsed as a Unesco Global Geopark. 

Forest Department Sarawak, in a statement today, said the recognition marks a significant milestone in the state's efforts to preserve its unique geological, ecological, and cultural heritage while promoting sustainable tourism. 

The certificate presentation ceremony was held on April 27 at the Unesco headquarters in Paris. 

Sarawak Deputy Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh represented the state and led the delegation to receive the certificate from Unesco Earth Sciences and Geoparks section chief Kristof Vandenberghe. 

Unesco Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic approach to protection, education, and sustainable development. 

The department said the achievement reflects years of dedicated collaboration among local communities, government agencies, researchers, and conservation partners.

"Their collective efforts have ensured that the Sarawak Delta is not only protected but also sustainably managed for future generations. It reflects the strength and partnerships between communities, scientists, and policymakers in achieving a shared vision," it said. 

The recognition places Sarawak on the global map and is expected to foster responsible tourism that supports local economies without compromising environmental integrity.

-nst online.

Lenggong Recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark

 

Official Announcement: Lenggong Recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark

We are proud to share that Lenggong has been officially recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark!

This prestigious recognition places Lenggong among a global network of geoparks that celebrate and protect outstanding geological heritage, while promoting biodiversity, cultural values, and sustainable development.

This achievement reflects the strong collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and stakeholders who have worked tirelessly to preserve and promote Lenggong’s unique heritage.

As part of the global geopark network, this recognition opens new opportunities for sustainable geotourism, education, and community development, ensuring that our heritage continues to benefit future generations.

Our Heritage, Our Responsibility.

Let’s continue to protect, celebrate, and share the beauty of Lenggong with the world!

-Lenggong Geopark.

Lenggong Geopark set to make history with Unesco status

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Lenggong Geopark in Perak is set to make history as one of 12 new Unesco Global Geoparks (UGGp) to be recognised this year. 

Lenggong member of parliament Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the recognition was conveyed through the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP), with the official announcement by Unesco's Executive Board scheduled for April 23. 

The Unesco Global Geoparks certificate presentation ceremony will be held on April 27 at Unesco headquarters in Paris. 

Shamsul Anuar, who is also the Deputy Home Minister, said the achievement was a proud milestone and marked an important step in elevating Lenggong's brand to the international stage. 

He said the success was the result of collaboration among various parties, including the Perak government, the Lenggong Geopark Management Body, federal agencies and the local community. 

"This achievement will certainly strengthen our efforts towards the conservation of natural heritage as well as the sustainable management of areas with international value.

"The recognition we are set to receive also proves that Lenggong possesses highly valuable treasures of international standing that are important and must be preserved," he said in a Facebook post. 

Lenggong was previously gazetted as a National Geopark on Dec 16, 2021, making it the second geopark in Perak.

-nst online.

‘Jom Ke Sarawak’ : New Adventures Await In Sarawak Delta Geopark Vol. 2

 

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 November 2025 – Tourism Malaysia in collaboration with the Association of Sarawak Inbound Agencies (ASIA), the Sarawak Tourism Board, and Business Events Sarawak, successfully organised the Jom Ke Sarawak Roadshow, featuring 22 representatives from the Sarawak tourism industry. The main objective is to promote Sarawak as a leading MICE destination, highlighted by a dedicated Business to Business (B2B) session connecting Sarawak and Central Region industry players.

In conjunction with the roadshow, the Sarawak Delta Geopark Package Vol.2 was officially launched. This package features 42 thematic itineraries curated by 13 tour operators from Sarawak, showcasing the region’s unique geological formations, diverse flora and fauna, thrilling adventure activities, rich cultural experiences and distinctive gastronomy. These packages serve as a key selling point as the Sarawak Delta Geopark prepares for its proposed designation as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2026.

-Tourism Malaysia.

Festival Kenyir Geopark 2025 @ Pulau Poh, Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu ( 30 Oktober ~ 1 November 2025 )

 

Jom Serbu Beramai-Ramai Festival Kenyir Geopark 2025!

Tarikh: 30 Oktober – 1 November 2025

Masa: 8.00 pagi – 11.00 malam

Lokasi: Pulau Poh, Tasik Kenyir, Hulu Terengganu

MASUK ADALAH PERCUMA!

Inilah masanya untuk keluar bersama keluarga, ajak kawan-kawan serumah, satu pejabat, jiran sebelah dan satu kampung sekali! Jangan datang seorang – lagi ramai lagi meriah!

Festival ini menawarkan pelbagai aktiviti menarik sepanjang hari untuk semua peringkat umur – dari kanak-kanak sampai warga emas. Nikmati suasana Tasik Kenyir yang menakjubkan sambil sertai aktiviti air, sukan, hiburan, jualan produk tempatan dan pelbagai pengalaman yang jarang ada di tempat lain!

Antara sebab anda wajib datang:

> Aktiviti padat dari pagi hingga malam

> Pemandangan semula jadi Tasik Kenyir yang menenangkan

> Hiburan & program mesra keluarga

> Gerai jualan, makanan dan produk komuniti

> Suasana santai untuk healing dan lepak bersama geng

> Boleh jadikan trip family, gathering, reunion atau outing komuniti

Masuk Adalah 100% Percuma & Terbuka Untuk Semua!

Tiada bayaran masuk, tiada syarat – datang saja bawa orang tersayang!

-Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah.

Selangor and Perak unite to strengthen Malaysia's geopark tourism

 

Gombak-Hulu Langat Geopark aims to achieve Unesco Global Geoparks recognition. — Photos: Tourism Selangor website

In an effort to boost nature tourism in Malaysia, Selangor and Perak are joining hands to further raise the standards of geoparks in both states. 

Through Tourism Malaysia, the Selangor government recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Perak’s Lenggong Geopark. 

“This collaboration is not just about sharing expertise but it is also about driving sustainable development that benefits the people,” state local government and tourism committee chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim said in a press statement. 

He added that Selangor has identified 31 geosites, 20 of which hold strong tourism potential. The state also aims to position the Gombak-Hulu Langat Geopark as a Unesco Global Geoparks by 2028.

Selangor’s Gombak-Hulu Langat Geopark, which was officially declared as the state’s first national park in November 2024, is looking to learn from Perak’s Lenggong to obtain the Unesco recognition. The Lenggong geopark is currently in its Aspiring Unesco Global Geopark phase, and is set to be officially recognised as a geopark next year. 

As said by Tourism Selangor chief executive officer, Chua Yee Ling, the “partnership will create opportunities in staff exchanges, geo-guide training, academic workshops, seminars, research collaborations and more initiatives”. 

This collaboration not only strengthens Malaysia’s presence in global sustainable tourism but also supports the ongoing Visit Selangor Year 2025 (VSY2025) campaign that aims to welcome eight million visitors to the state.

Currently, Malaysia is home to two official Unesco-recognised geoparks: Kinabalu Unesco Global Geopark in Sabah, and Langkawi Unesco Global Geopark in Kedah. 

Aside from Lenggong, Delta Geopark in Sarawak was also among the nine geoparks from various countries that received Green Card status at the 10th Session of the Unesco Global Geoparks Council, held in Chile early last month. 

Once confirmed by the Uneso Executive Board, both the Perak and Sarawak geoparks will be formally announced as part of the Unesco Global Geopark network in 2026.

-thestar online.

Program Geopark Odyssey: Heritage & Archaeo Tourism 2025 @ Lipis Geopark 2025

 

Tourism Malaysia melalui Pejabat Tourism Malaysia Wilayah Timur telah menganjurkan FamTrip Program Geopark Odyssey : Heritage & Archaeo Tourism 2025 @ Lipis Geopark 2025 pada 18 hingga 20 Julai 2025 di daerah Jerantut dan Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Program ini melibatkan  seramai 32 peserta terdiri daripada wakil agensi pelancongan, media tempatan,penghasil kandungan media sosial serta para pegawai daripada Perbadanan Taman Negeri Pahang, Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Negeri Pahang dan Majlis Daerah Lipis,  dengan objektif untuk memperkenalkan produk pelacongan yang berpotensi di daerah Jerantut dan Kuala Lipis sebagai destinasi pelancongan terutamanya menjelang Tahun Melawat Malaysia 2026.

Antara lokasi lawatan termasuk Gua Kota Gelanggi,Gua Tagang,Gua Sisik Naga, Gua Bama, Perkampungan Orang Asli Pos Betau, Dataran Kars Merapoh,Taman Negara Sungai Relau, serta jejak warisan di sekitar bandar Kuala Lipis.

Program ini mengetengahkan keunikan geologi  Lipis Geopark serta aktiviti lasak seperti penjelajahan gua dan pendakian via ferrata serta budaya tempatan dan sejarah Jerantut dan Kuala Lipis.

Tourism Malaysia terus komited dalam menyokong pembangunan pelancongan setempat serta minat khas dalam usaha untuk memperluas ekosistem pelancongan berimpak tinggi menjelang Visit Malaysia 2026.

-Tourism Malaysia.

Langkawi defies decline, tourist arrivals soar

 

Amid news of declining tourist arrivals in September and October, compared against the same period last year, the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) has come out to say that numbers for 2023 will still exceed last year’s record.

Langkawi, which is loved by local and international tourists for its picturesque islands, welcomed 2.57 million travellers in 2022. Between January and October this year, it had 2.2 million tourists, representing 69.9 per cent of the targetted 3.2 million tourists.

Azmil Munif Mohd Bukhari, manager of tourism division at LADA, told TTG Asia that a number of festivities and events in November were instrumental in boosting arrivals. These included the extended weekend of Deepavali last week, which coincided with the Langkawi Geopark International Enduro Mountain Biker challenge on November 12 and the Hari Mahsuri (Mahsuri Day) programme on November 18, which featuring a unique musical theatre and storytelling experience.

Furthermore, Langkawi International Half Marathon 2023 on December 2 is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants from 31 countries.

Azmil emphasised that December is projected to be a super peak season for Langkawi, mirroring trends observed in previous years.

However, he acknowledged the possibility that arrivals this year might slightly miss the targeted 3.2 million target.

He explained: “The arrival target for 2023 was set in late 2022. During that period, we anticipated a significant influx of Chinese outbound tourists, but regrettably, this expectation has not materialised. The presence of outbound travellers from China has been limited, not only in Langkawi but worldwide.

“Additionally, certain international carriers that were operating flights to Langkawi before the Covid-19 pandemic have reported a shortage of planes, preventing them from resuming flights to Langkawi post-lockdown.”

Azmil is confident that 2024 will mark the best post-lockdown year ever for Langkawi. To further enhance air connectivity, LADA has introduced a new incentive for scheduled airlines flying new routes to Langkawi effective January 1, 2024. It will provide a one-off US$10,000 to the airline.

Additionally, Langkawi is set to be the host destination for Routes Asia 2024, taking place from February 27 to 29. This event will serve as a platform for the region’s airlines, airports, tourism authorities, and aviation stakeholders to meet and share best practices.

He believes that hosting Routes Asia 2024 and providing senior-level airline executives with the opportunity to experience the island will lead to an increased number of international airlines initiating direct flights to Langkawi.

Air connectivity will see further improvement when flydubai initiates daily flights to Langkawi next February, and AirAsia commences direct flights from Kualanamu, Medan in Indonesia from March 2, 2024.

Itaka, one of Poland’s biggest tour operators, will also launch charter flights to Langkawi from winter 2024 for three consecutive years, shared Azmil.

-TTG Asia.

Perlis cipta sejarah tersendiri, diiktiraf sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan Ke-10

 

KANGAR: Perlis mencipta sejarah tersendiri apabila keseluruhan negeri diiktiraf sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan Ke-10 menerusi sesi penilaian yang dijalankan pada September lalu.

Menerusi proses penilaian berkenaan, Perlis Geopark telah memenuhi skop untuk diperakukan sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan dengan memperolehi antara markah tertinggi.

Menteri Besar, Mohd. Shukri Ramli berkata, keputusan itu merupakan satu pencapaian menakjubkan dan kerajaan negeri akan berusaha mempertahankan penilaian semula yang akan dilaksanakan pada 2027 depan.

“Kita harap dapat menambah baik peratusan markah pada masa akan datang dan beberapa pelan akan dirancang untuk diperhalusi dengan lebih kemas,” katanya selepas Majlis Perasmian Sambutan 50 Tahun Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Perlis (PKENPs) di Hotel Brasmana di sini hari ini.

Menerusi proses penilaian sebelum ini, beberapa lokasi telah dilawati oleh panel penilai sekitar negeri ini antaranya seperti geo­park Bukit Lagi, Bukit Ayer, Gua Kelam, Bukit Jernih dan Timah Tasoh, View Point Wang Kelian, Kampung Warna-Warni Seberang Ramai dan Muzium Kota Kayang.

Hasil laporan penilaian itu juga telah dibawa ke Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Geopark Kebangsaan sebelum memperolehi pengiktirafan berkenaan.

Dalam pada itu, Pengurus Perlis Geopark, Dr. Puteh Soraya A.Rahman berkata, penarafan berkenaan akan menjadi satu batu loncatan buat negeri ini khususnya buat industri pelancongan.

“Terima kasih dan setinggi penghargaan diucapkan buat seluruh komuniti Perlis Geopark yang bertungkus lumus merealisasikan harapan negeri ini untuk mendapat penarafan geopark kebangsaan.

“Saya juga mengucapkan terima kasih atas kepercayaan dan sokongan padu kepimpinan negeri, pengurusan tertinggi, semua jabatan, agensi, institusi pendidikan, rakan-rakan strategik Perlis Geopark, media, dan pihak geoguide,” katanya.

Tambahnya, sokongan daripada Raja Muda Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail yang turut berkenan mencemar duli berangkat semasa sesi penilaian juga amat dihargai bagi meraih penarafan tersebut.

“Semoga seluruh rakyat Perlis mendapat manfaat bagi penjenamaan Perlis Geopark ini terutamanya menjelang Tahun Melawat Perlis 2024-2025,” katanya.

-utusan online.

Pakej Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong

 

Pakej Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong... cepat buat tempahan pakej ke tempat-tempat arkeo dan geopark Lembah Lenggong dan menyertai aktiviti-aktiviti pelancongan yang menarik di sana...

https://www.malaysia.travel/.../pdf/tm-lembah-lenggong.pdf

-Tourism Malaysia.

Tourism Malaysia Lancar Pakej Pelancongan Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong

 

IPOH, 6 Jun 2023 - Tourism Malaysia hari ini melancarkan Pakej Pelancongan Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong bagi mempromosikan warisan arkeologi serta Lenggong Geopark yang diiktiraf sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan kedua di negeri Perak selepas Geopark Lembah Kinta.

Sebanyak 48 pakej pelancongan telah dibangunkan dengan kerjasama 15 operator pelancongan di Wilayah Utara dan Tengah yang antara lain menawarkan lawatan ke tapak arkeologi, pendakian bukit, penerokaan gua, boat cruise, memancing dan berkhemah.

Antara yang dihimpunkan di bawah pakej ini termasuklah Pakej Lenggong Geopark and Ecotourism, Pakej Rusa Grill & Fun Trip @ Lenggong, Pakej Lawatan Ilmiah @ Lenggong, Pakej Lenggong Heritage Tour, Pakej Discover Historical & Cultural Geo Lenggong, Pakej Lenggong “Jelajah Gua & Makan Durian” dan Pakej Mini Amazon Paddling @ Lenggong.

Pembangunan Pakej Pelancongan Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong adalah susulan daripada bengkel dan lawatan produk selama 4 hari 3 malam yang diadakan dengan kerjasama Jabatan Warisan Negara Zon Tengah, Majlis Daerah Lenggong dan Tourism Perak dengan penglibatan seramai 26 operator pelancongan dan jurupandu geopark (geoguide) pada Disember tahun lalu.

Bengkel berkenaan telah memberikan banyak pendedahan mengenai potensi pelancongan di tapak-tapak arkeologi dan geopark serta produk pelancongan menarik di sekitar Lembah Lenggong seperti Gua Kajang, Gua Teluk Kelawar, Bukit Sapi, Bukit Jawa, Bukit Bunuh, Masjid Raja, Mata Air Telaga Biru dan Galeri Arkeologi Lembah Lenggong.

Dato’ Dr. Ammar Abd. Ghapar, Ketua Pengarah Tourism Malaysia berkata, penawaran pakej tersebut diharap mampu mempromosikan keunikan Lembah Lenggong yang diiktiraf sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO kepada pelancong tempatan dan antarabangsa.

“Di samping itu, pembangunan pakej ini juga dapat memangkin ke arah usaha pemeliharaan warisan dan budaya tempatan selain membangunkan ekonomi masyarakat setempat sekali gus mempergiatkan aktiviti pelancongan lestari,” katanya.

Kesemua pakej pelancongan ini telah dimuatkan dalam sebuah risalah Pakej Pelancongan Arkeo & Geopark Lembah Lenggong yang kini boleh diakses di laman sesawang Tourism Malaysia iaitu www.malaysia.travel. 

-Tourism Malaysia.

tm-lembah-lenggong.pdf (malaysia.travel)

Tasik Kenyir diisytihar sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan

 

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu melakar satu lagi sejarah baharu dalam industri pelancongan apabila Tasik Kenyir mendapat perakuan dan diisytihar sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan dengan nama Kenyir Geopark.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Teknologi Digital negeri, Ariffin Deraman berkata, keputusan itu telah diumumkan dalam Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Geopark Kebangsaaan yang berlangsung di Putrajaya, semalam.

Menurutnya, mesyuarat itu dipengerusikan oleh Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Sumber Asli, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim, Abdul Wahid Abu Salim.  

“Menerusi mesyuarat tersebut, Jawatankuasa Pelaksana Geopark Kebangsaan telah membentangkan hasil penilaian yang telah dijalankan pada 7 hingga 11 Mac lalu di sekitar di Daerah Hulu Terengganu.  

“Pihak jawatankuasa pelaksana memaklumkan bahawa permohonan Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu untuk menjadikan kawasan berkenaan sebagai salah satu Geopark bertaraf kebangsaan telah memenuhi kriteria untuk diperakukan sebagai Geopark Kebangsaan.

“Pengisytiharan itu merupakan pencapaian terbaik kerajaan negeri yang telah lama berhasrat menjadikan Kenyir sebagai tapak taman geo malah selari dengan hasrat yang terkandung dalam Pelan Induk Terengganu Sejahtera (PITAS 2030) di bawah teras strategik enam, Pendigitalan Terengganu dan Pemantapan Pelancongan,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini.

Kawasan Geopark Kenyir berkeluasan 244,900 hektar merangkumi kawasan Tasik Kenyir seluas 26,000 hektar, 340 buah pulau dan 15 kawasan geo tapak. Ia termasuk penemuan fosil kesan tapak kaki dinasour, batu kapur Bukit Bewah dan menara Gunung Gagau. 

Selain itu, terdapat 11 tapak warisan budaya seperti Batu Bersurat, Makam Tok Gajah, Kampung Tradisi serta 10 lokasi biotapak antaranya Gua Bewah, Gua Taat, Sungai Lawit, Taman Orkid, Gunung Gagau dan Santuari Gajah.  

Ariffin berkata penemuan-penemuan penting ini telah menonjolkan lagi potensi Gua Bewah sebagai tapak geo arkeologi terkemuka di negara ini.

Katanya, penemuan kerangka Bewah Man yang dianggarkan berusia 16,000 tahun dan fosil marin, Shikamaia Sp. (kerang gergasi) yang dianggarkan berusia 250 juta tahun di sekitar dinding gua berkenaan juga menjadi tarikan pelancongan di kawasan itu. 

Tambah beliau, pengisytiharan tersebut sekaligus memberi dimensi baharu kepada Tasik Kenyir yang sememangnya menjadi tarikan utama pelancong ke daerah Hulu Terengganu. 

-utusan online.

Langkawi Geopark Carnival 2022 ( 1 ~ 30 June 2022 )

 

Please Come & Join us on the upcoming event Langkawi Geopark Carnival 2022 from 01 June until 30 June 2022

-Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark.

Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark | Facebook

Jerai Geopark disasar jadi Global Geopark

 

SUNGAI PETANI: Jerai Geopark yang terletak  di daerah Kuala Muda dan Yan disasarkan menjadi Global Geopark bertaraf dunia menjelang tahun 2025.

Pengurus Jerai Geopark yang juga Pengarah Jabatan Pembangunan Masyarakat, Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani Kedah (MPSPK) Mohd. Amin Ali berkata pihaknya bersama Majlis Daerah Yan (MDY) kini berhasrat untuk menjadikan kawasan berkenaan sebagai yang ketiga di Malaysia.

Menurutnya, dua kawasan yang telah diiktiraf sebagai Global Geopark ialah Geopark Langkawi, Kedah dan Geopark Kinabalu di Sabah.

Beliau berkata, kawasan berkenaan kini berjaya mengekalkan status Jerai Geopark Kebangsaan untuk tempoh empat tahun lagi.

“Bagaimanapun pihaknya tidak mahu terus ‘terlekat’ di peringkat kebangsaan dan menyasarkan untuk naik taraf ke peringkat dunia menjelang tahun 2025, katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri Program Ekspolarasi Berkayak Sungai Merbok@Jerai Geopark 2022 di Kompleks Pelancongan Jeti Sungai Merbok, Semeling dekat sini hari ini.

Pelepasan peserta kayak itu disempurnakan oleh Ahli Parlimen Jerai, Sabri Azit.

Program berkayak menyelusuri Sungai Merbok sejauh 19 Kilometer (KM) itu telah disertai oleh 40 orang perserta lelaki dan perempuan dari Kedah, Perlis, Pulau Pinang dan Selangor.

Beliau berkata, pelbagai usaha telah lakukan untuk mencapai hasrat tersebut dengan sokongan penuh daripada Kerajaan Negeri Kedah, termasuk penubuhkan unit tetap pengurusan kawasan berkenaan dilengkapi pasukan penyelidik.

Jelasnya, setakat ini terdapat lima kriteria di kawasan Geopark Jerai yang berupaya diangkat sebagai tarikan pelancongan.

“Pertama, batuan mineral yang terdapat di Gunung Jerai berusia lebih 500 juta tahun, kedua ialah pokok bakau di Sungai Merbok yang mempunyai lebih 42 spesies pokok bakau dan kita sedang usahakan untuk mendapat pengiktirafan khusus untuk bakau melalui program Man and Biosphere (MAB) Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO).

“Ketiga ialah tapak arkelogi Tamandun Kedah Tua di Sungai Batu, yang bertaraf antarabangsa dan keempat ialah keunikan budaya setempat seperti makanan dan pakaian dan kelima kesan bencana alam iaitu bencana Tsunami di Kuala Muda dan bencana kepala air di Titi Hayun, Yan yang boleh dijadikan tarikan pelancongan geo-bencana,” katanya.

-utusan online.

1st Conference (Virtual) on A Greener Sustainable Island - Langkawi ( 26 August 2021 )

 

1st Conference (Virtual) on A Greener Sustainable Island - Langkawi

A collaboration between Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and Asian Overland Services (AOS) under the initiatives of the Langkawi Sustainability Project; sub committee Education and Awareness

Date : August 26th 2021

Time : 9:00am-1:30pm (MST)

(GMT+08)

Platform : ZOOM

FREE ADMISSION

Register now at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_4TA_wjGvTzSEv8bz9YtzOw

Register early as number of participants are limited. Based on first come first basis

Many prizes to be won and need participants to fill a questionnaire which may takes 20 seconds to fill!

For further information you can see the event's brochure at:

http://asianoverland.com.my/icgsi-2021

-Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark.

Proposed Unesco Kinabalu Geopark expected to benefit socioeconomy

 

Sabah Parks’ efforts to get recognition for the Kinabalu Park as a Unesco geopark would help it achieve sustainable development. - Photo courtesy of FelixTongkul.

KOTA BELUD: Sabah Parks' efforts to get recognition for the Kinabalu Park as a Unesco geopark would help it achieve sustainable development.

Its director Dr Maklarin Lakim said the target was part of the state government's aim to improve the socioeconomy of stakeholders including the locals.

He added should they acquire the status, the Kinabalu Geopark would create geotourism products to add on value and complement the existing tourism products.

Sabah Parks with the Department of Minerals and Geosciences are currently in the process of obtaining recognition of the Kinabalu Geopark site to be designated and declared as a Unesco Global Geopark Kinabalu Site.

The proposed geopark has an area of 4,750 square kilometres, involving the Kinabalu Park, and areas in Kota Belud, Kota Marudu and Ranau.

"The concept of the geopark development is divided into three which are the rehabilitation of geology sources, tourism infrastructure development and socioeconomic activities that are based on geology or local community.

"There are 46 potential areas to be turned into geotourism sites," he said after the Kota Belud District Land Community Empowerment Programme at the Botung Sports Complex Hall here today.

He added that the Kinabalu Park, which is one of the sites within the proposed geopark, was recognised by Unesco as the first heritage site in the country in 2000.

Maklarin said such a recognition for the Kinabalu Park has lifted the site as a world-class destination that contributes to the income of the locals.

-nst online.

Sabah hopeful of making Unesco listing for Kinabalu Geopark in 2021

 

A dossier submission for Kinabalu Geopark to be listed in the UNESCO. - NSTP/ courtesy of Felix Tongkul

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will submit a dossier on the Kinabalu Geopark in hopes it will make the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list.

Universiti Malaysia Sabah professor Dr Felix Tongkul said that the compilation of documents involving the park had just been completed.

"It will be submitted by the end of this month. If the dossier is accepted, then we will be evaluated by UNESCO sometime in the middle of next year.

"If everything goes well, we should get the title (Unesco Global Geoparks) by the end of next year," the geologist told the New Straits Times.

Felix, who is also a member of the state Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry's Promotion and Development Committee for the Aspiring Kinabalu Geopark, said that the park covers an approximately 3,500 square kilometre site involving the districts of Ranau, Kota Marudu, and Kota Belud.

An area has to be declared as a national park before it could be proposed as a UNESCO heritage site.

"We received the national geopark status this year, sometime in March. However, this was not officially announced.

"One of the key principles of (the recognition of) a geopark is the involvement of local communities so they can benefit directly from it," he added.

The Kinabalu Unesco Global Geopark Site would place Sabah on the world map and boost tourism growth, as well as bring about socio-economic benefits to local communities.

Previously, Felix was reported as saying that the geopark would not affect the daily activities of residents staying in the area and surrounding districts.

The residents would be given guidelines on the importance of the park and also ways to generate income via eco-tourism activities.

-nst online.