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Batur Caldera Made into World Geopark Reqion in 2011
21 December 2010Bangli Regency will soon have another world- class tourist attraction. Bangli Cultural and Tourism Services in cooperation with the Directorate General of Tourism Destination Development, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, held a socialization of Batur Caldera as the Geopark area on Monday, December 2010.
The socialization event centered in the meeting room of Kintamani Batur Volcano Museum was attended by the Regent of Bangli I Made Gianyar, Director of Tourism Products, Minister of Culture and Tourism Achyaruddin, representative of Bali Government Tourism Office, representative of Bali Forestry Services, the Indonesian Tour Guide Association (HPI), the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRJ), chairman of regional apparatus unit (SKPD) of Bangli Regency, Tourism businesspeople and local community leaders.
"Geopark is the management of terrestrial diversity (geodiversity) inčluding the geology, biology and socio-culture. Meanwhile, the development of Geopark itself had a pillar on the conservation aspects, educational aspects and aspects of local economic development through tourism activities. In the meantime, the goals and objectives of the Geopark are to protect the terrestrial diversity (geo diversity) and environmental conservation, earth science education at large, promoting the heritage of the earth to the public, local economic growth and sustainable development, especially through geotourism, " revealed Achyaruddin.
Kintamani was chosen as the Geopark area was due to the potential of active volcano with mountain and lake ecosystems. It is very good and potential to be developed into a world geopark tourism region.
"Today, in Indonesia there are growth and sustainable development, especially through geotourism, " revealed Achyaruddin
Kintamani was chosen as the Geopark area was due to the potential of active volcano with mountain and lake ecosystems. It is very good and potential to be developed into a world geopark tourism region.
Today, in Indonesia there are only two geoparks namely the Mount Batur Geopark and Pacitan Geopark, where they both had been proposed to the UNESCO in order to obtain establishment as a member of the Global Geopark Network. There are many potential benefits obtained if joining the Global Geopark Network of UNESCO. Among others, it would be promoted internationally through the UNESCO’s flag without having to be accompanied by a great financing, and attract foreign investors when the national geopark has officially gone internationally, either in term of conservation, education, and tourism aspect.
For the initial measure, the arrangement of Kintamani geopark will be commenced in the upcoming January 2011 through preparation made by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As scheduled, the assessors of UNESCO will go down in July 2011 to check the feasibility if the Mount Batur Geopark will qualify as a member of the Global Geopark Network.
