#geological heritage

Collection of geological heritage news, found 15 news.

ESDM Ministry issues decree to designate Lebak's 32 geoheritage sites

The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry issued a Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on ...

Meratus dossier for UGG should be submitted by November: KNIU

​​​Meratus Geopark can be acknowledged as a UNESCO Geopark (UGG) by submitting a dossier that should be completed ...

Uno backs initiative designating Batu Angus as geopark destination

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, supported the initiative to designate the Batu Angus tourist ...

Maros-Pangkep Geopark pre-assessment begins for World Heritage status

South Sulawesi Provincial Culture and Tourism Office Head Jufri stated that the related ministry began conducting a ...

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Exploring the beauty of Meratus geological heritage

An expanse of lake, with small islands scattered throughout, will draw the visitors' attention on reaching atop the ...

Meratus Geopark has unique, monumental geological values

Meratus Mountains that have been designated as a national geopark are a unique and monumental result of geological ...

Year Ender 2021

Year-ender - More Indonesian geoparks vie for place on UGGp list

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic nation with some 17 thousand islands scattered between the Pacific ...

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Protecting Indonesia's geoparks means preserving nature, culture

A geopark is not just a geological park, Guy Martini, president of the Global Geoparks Council of the UNESCO (United ...

Desist from overexploiting Indonesia's geological wealth: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reminded all stakeholders and the public to maintain Indonesia's geological, ...

Meratus Geopark management to edify public on importance of geopark

The Meratus Geopark Management Agency emphasized that edifying people residing around the Meratus Mountains, South ...

Jambi prepares study to get Merangin global geopark status

The Jambi provincial government is preparing to conduct a study on the Merangin Geopark to support the tourism ...

Meratus meets criteria to gain UNESCO Global Geopark status: geologist

Meratus mountains meet the criteria to gain the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) status on account of the geological, ...

Ngarai Sianok-Maninjau suggested for inclusion into UNESCO GGp list

National Development Planning (PPN) Minister Suharso Monoarfa, concurrently National Development Planning Agency ...

Developing Lake Toba tourism through geopark concept

The government of North Sumatra Province has been aggressively developing the Lake Toba region into a world tourism ...

UNESCO starts global geopark network`s verification on Gunungsewu sites

A team of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has started to verify ...