Indonesia is waiting on decision from Unesco as to whether two sites in the country will be designated as official geoparks. The Jakarta Post reported that the country’s culture & tourism ministry submitted a proposal to unesco to create geoparks in Batus Lake, Bali, and Pacitan, East Java. If the applications are accepted, the sites will be the first Unesco-listed geoparks Indonesia.
A geopark is a protected area containing a number of geological heritage sites, designed to encourage conservation, education and ecotourism. A Unesco team will visit the Indonesia locations later this year, before announcing their final decision in September.
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