#meratus geopark

Collection of meratus geopark news, found 33 news.

Ministry mulls national park status for Meratus Mountains

The Environment and Forestry (LHK) Ministry and South Kalimantan provincial government held a meeting on Monday to ...

Netherlands returns historical objects to Indonesia

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology stated that the Dutch government officially returned ...

S Kalimantan's Sultan Adam Forest housing over 100 rare orchids

The South Kalimantan Forestry Office is conserving at least 110 species of orchids at the Sultan Adam Forest Park in ...

Cultural heritages inspiring community-based businesses: Ministry

Many cultural heritages have currently become the focus and inspiration for the development of community- and local ...

Bappenas seeks UNESCO recognition for 12 Indonesian geoparks

The National Development Planning Agency's (Bappenas') National Committee for Indonesia Geoparks (KNGI) is ...

Geoparks as sustainable approach to promoting economic recovery

It certainly comes as good news for Indonesia, with four of its national geoparks having received the green light for ...

Agency to conduct research on artifacts found at Meratus Geopark

The Meratus Geopark Management Agency (BP) will conduct research on recently discovered archaeological objects in the ...

News Feature

Cherish the past, embrace the future in Belangian

Aunul Khoir, the head of Belangian Village, urged passengers of the traditional river boat klotok to have a moment to ...

Lok Baintan Floating Market listed in 2022 Kharisma Event Nusantara

The Lok Baintan Floating Market Festival in Banjar, South Kalimantan, has been listed in the 2022 Kharisma Event ...

Oldest coal mine in South Kalimantan to become geotourism site

The Meratus Geopark Management Agency (BP Geopark Meratus) is preparing former coal mine Oranje Nassau, a geosite in ...

Curiak Island special site within Meratus Geopark area: GGN

Curiak Island in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan, is a special site within the Meratus Geopark area that cannot be found ...

UNESCO team reviews Meratus Geopark for UGGp status

General Secretary of the Global Geopark Network (GGN) Guy Martini is currently visiting South Kalimantan ...

UNESCO assessors to visit Meratus Geopark in South Kalimantan

A team of assessors from UNESCO's Global Geopark Network (GGN) will visit Meratus Geopark in South Kalimantan to ...

News Focus

Saving Meratus Mountains with geopark concept

Meratus Mountains is the backbone for Kalimantan Island not only due to its backbone-like position dividing the island ...

Proposal file streamlined for UGG tag for 11 world-class geosites

The Meratus Geopark Management Agency (BP Geopark Meratus) has prepared a proposal file for 11 world-class geosites and ...