TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia will promote its national geoparks at the 7th International Unesco Conference on Global Geoparks in Torquay, England, September 27-29.
Indonesian delegates will present the attraction of Ciletuh Geopark in Pelabuhan Ratu, Batur UNESCO Global Geopark, Toba Geopark, Rinjani Geopark, Sewu Mountain Global Geopark, Merangin Geopark, as well as aspiring UNESCO Geopark Maros-Pangkep, and Raja Ampat which aspires to become a national geopark.
Indonesian delegates will seek to upgrade Rinjani’s status from a national park to UNESCO Global Geopark.
UNESCO introduces the concept of geopark to encourage conservation of natural landscape, support local community, promote science to youth, and improve prosperity of locals who live around the ecological sites.
Indonesia currently has two UNESCO Global Geoparks, namely Batur in Bali and Sewu Mountain in Central Java. Batur boasts its caldera, while the Sewu Mountain is characterized by karst and caverns.
The International Unesco Conference on Global Geoparks 2016 will announce the evaluation of Batur UNESCO Global Geopark and assessment result on wheter Rinjani National Park in West Nusa Tenggara can become a global geopark.
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