Kinabalu Geopark
A unesco advisor on geological tourism has disclosed here that there is a possibility of the area around mount kinabalu to be established as a geopark.
Kinabalu geopark. Kampung kiau nuluh a picturesque village in the foothills of the majestic mount kinabalu is a perfect fit for a geopark. It was reported that sabah has set its sights on getting mount kinabalu and its surrounding districts listed in unesco global geoparks by 2020. This can be achieved through creating jobs and participating in tourism related entrepreneurial activities she said as quoted by the daily. It has a very wide range of habitats from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical montane forest to sub alpine forest and scrub on the higher elevations.
Kinabalu national park sabah kinabalu is the fourth highest mountain in the malay archipelago and classified as a natural world heritage site by unesco in 2000. Professor ross k dowling the. The establishment of kinabalu geopark as a national geopark will not affect the daily activities of residents staying in the area and surrounding districts a geologist said today. The kinabalu geopark is expected to be gazetted as a national geopark next year.
This final of a two part article zooms in on a few geosites in kota belud and kota marudu. This time it hopes the kinabalu park will be nominated as a unesco global geopark. Penasihat kinabalu geopark prof dr felix tongkul berkata penduduk di kawasan yang terbabit boleh meneruskan pelbagai kegiatan termasuk pertanian kerana tiada larangan atau halangan dikuatkuasa apabila ia diwartakan. Kawasan berkenaan juga akan dimasyhurkan sebagai tapak pertubuhan pendidikan sains dan kebudayaan bangsa bangsa bersatu unesco tahun depan.
Sabah is hoping to get a third unesco recognition for the area surrounding mount kinabalu. The kinabalu park dominated by mount kinabalu 4 095 2m with an area of 754 km2 is the core of the proposed geopark. Bagaimanapun kata beliau penduduk akan diberikan panduan mengenai kepentingan dan kelebihan status taman itu bagi membantu. To do so the geopark would have to be recognised as a national geopark before it could be declared a unesco global geopark.
Gunung kinabalu dan sekitarnya membabitkan daerah ranau kota belud dan kota marudu akan diisytiharkan sebagai tapak geopark kebangsaan tahun ini.