#geoparks

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Indonesia hopes UNESCO will recognize Kaldera Toba Geopark this year

The Indonesian Tourism Ministry expects the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

Minister hopes Belitung can be declared as UNESCO global geopark

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya expected that Belitung could be declared as part of the UNESCO Global Geopark in 2019, in ...

Banyuwangi designated as national geopark

The National Geopark Committee has officially designated Banyuwangi District in East Java Province as one of the 2018 ...

Natuna has potential to become global geopark: Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, in cooperation with related ministries and partners, organized a small ...

Developing Mount Rinjani tourism through geopark concept

The government of West Nusa Tenggara Province, through the concept of geopark, needs to develop Mount Rinjani region ...

Ciletuh officially declared as UNESCO Global Geopark

Ciletuh-Pelabuhanratu geopark has officially been declared as part of the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) which will be a ...

E Belitung proposed to be global geopark

The Administration of East Belitung District, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, has proposed a geopark in the area to ...

EARTH WIRE -- UNESCO mission to evaluate Ciletuh Geopark by April 2017

UNESCOs Fact Finding Mission will evaluate Ciletuh Geopark in Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java before it can be named as one ...

Jjeju Island: from exiled criminal island to tourism attraction

Travelling to South Korea is considered incomplete without visiting the island, which has become the pride of the ...

University identifies 17 potential petroleum geoheritage sites in Bojonegoro

The Pembangunan Nasional University, Yogyakarta, has identified 17 potential petroleum geoheritage sites and geoparks ...

Bali to host World`s Indigenous People`s Day 2015 - (d)

The Alliance of Archipelago Indigenous People (AMAN) will hold the peak event to commemorate the Worlds Indigenous ...

Gunung Kidul to develop city park

The Gunung Kidul district government in Yogyakarta has planned to develop a technology-based city park to boost ...

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 ...

Lake Toba officially declared as Toba Caldera Geopark

President Susilo Yudhoyono officially designated Lake Toba as Toba Caldera Geopark, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on ...

Mt Batur in Bali recognized as world geopark

UNESCO has officially recognized Mount Batur in Bali, Indonesia, as a world geological park because of its unique and ...