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Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark Langkawi Geopark offers an experience of exploring the meaning of integrating nature and human development.
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The integration reveal on conservation of nature (geodiversity and biodiversity) and cultural heritage, education to public and local economic empowerment through sustainable nature tourism. The conservation of rich nature comprises of geodiversity and biodiversity are in the form of Geoforest Park representing unique record of 550 to 240 million years of geology and landscape known as Machinchang

Cambrian Geoforest Park, Kilim Karst Geoforest Park and Dayang Bunting Marble Geoforest Park. Beside these geoforest park also protect biodiversity in diverse habitats including mangroves, tidal flats, beaches, estuaries, coral reefs, caves, limestone and many more, harbour various life forms. Located along the Straits of Malacca, famous historical trade route in South East Asia, this island accumulated legend, myth and historical connected with the region. This heritage combined with the existing traditional fishing and farming village adds charm to local culture.

PROGRAM IDAMAN GEOSITE CLEAN UP(IGSC) BERSAMA SK KILIM|26/10/2024| Program Idaman Geosite Clean Up (IGSC) dan pembersiha...
27/10/2024

PROGRAM IDAMAN GEOSITE CLEAN UP(IGSC) BERSAMA SK KILIM

|26/10/2024| Program Idaman Geosite Clean Up (IGSC) dan pembersihan pantai di geotapak Pulau Langgun bersama para pendidik, warga kerja dan pelajar dari Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kilim bersempena Program Minda Sihat: Literasi Geopark.

Program yang telah diketuai oleh Guru Besar SK Kilim, Puan Adira binti Samsudin dan disertai 25 orang peserta ini telah dฤฑpenuhi dengan pengisian aktiviti mengutip sampah dan eksplorasi denai Tasik Langgun.

Tasik Langgun merupakan tasik air tawar kedua terbesar di Pulau Langkawi yang kaya dengan kepelbagaian biodiversitinya. Pelbagai spesis flora yang dapat dilihat disepanjang denai ini.

Sebanyak hampir 180kg berat beg sampah telah berjaya dikutip di kawasan pesisir Pantai Teluk Mempelam dan Teluk Dalam.

Semoga pengisian program ini dapat dijadikan kenangan manis buat para peserta bersama-sama โ€˜geoparkianโ€™ Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark.





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LAWATAN MAJLIS PERWAKILAN PELAJAR POLIMAS DAN UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU KE SANTUARI BAKAU KILIM GEOFOREST PARK|25/1...
26/10/2024

LAWATAN MAJLIS PERWAKILAN PELAJAR POLIMAS DAN UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU KE SANTUARI BAKAU KILIM GEOFOREST PARK

|25/10/2024 | Pada kali ini, satu sesi lawatan ke Santuari Bakau, Kilim Geoforest Park telah dijayakan oleh para peserta dari Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah(POLIMAS) dan Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT).

Lawatan sambil belajar yang berkonsepkan riadah ini telah disertai oleh sejumlah 45 orang peserta termasuk pensyarah dan pegawai pengiring.

Diharapkan informasi dan perkongsian yang disampaikan sepanjang program lawatan dapat dijadikan input oleh semua peserta terhadap kepentingan bakau dalam ekosistem bumi.





Pemantauan dan pembersihan berkala oleh kakitangan renjer Geopark dan komuniti Kg. Kubang Badak di Kubang Badak Biogeotr...
23/10/2024

Pemantauan dan pembersihan berkala oleh kakitangan renjer Geopark dan komuniti Kg. Kubang Badak di Kubang Badak Biogeotrail, Langkawi

Join us this afternoon.Click to register https://me-qr.com/YJHfp1JD
22/10/2024

Join us this afternoon.
Click to register https://me-qr.com/YJHfp1JD

JEMPUTAN MENGHADIRI GEOHERITAGE & GEOPARK VIRTUAL FORUM 2024

"GEOPARK AND SCHOOL: BEST PRACTICES FROM ASIA PACIFIC GEOPARKS"

Pusat Penyelidikan Geotaman (PPG), Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI) dengan kerjasama Institut Geologi Malaysia (IGM), Pusat Penyelidikan Langkawi (PPL-ALAF UKM) dan Kumpulan Warisan Geologi Malaysia (KWGM) berbesar hati ingin menjemput Tuan/Puan ke Geoheritage & Geopark Virtual Forum 2024 "Geopark and School: Best Practices from Asia Pacific Geoparks" yang akan diadakan pada seperti butiran berikut:

Tarikh : 22 Oktober 2024 (Selasa)
Platform : Zoom (pautan akan diberikan selepas pendaftaran)
Masa : 3.00 pm (+GMT 8)

Pautan Kehadiran:
https://forms.gle/tReaLnBki3b186QMA

* CPD boleh dituntut

10-13 Oktober 2024 | Pameran Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark sempena acara Ironman Malaysia 2024 bertempat di Mahsuri Int...
20/10/2024

10-13 Oktober 2024 | Pameran Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark sempena acara Ironman Malaysia 2024 bertempat di Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC), Langkawi.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑOn October 19, 2024, Dr. Azm...
19/10/2024

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ

On October 19, 2024, Dr. Azmil Munif presented ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘˜๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘–โ€™๐‘  ๐บ๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ: ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘กโ„Žโ€™๐‘  ๐ป๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ during the forum ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ: ๐˜ผ ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ at the ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ถ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น. The session explored Langkawi's geological history and its profound connections to the island's cultural heritage. The speakers emphasized the interwoven nature of geology and culture, highlighting how local traditions and stories are influenced by the environment. Dr. Azmil's insights encouraged attendees to reflect on the importance of preserving both geological and cultural narratives for future generations, reinforcing the role of natural heritage in shaping identity and belonging. Additionally, Dr. Warfe Tupas Engracia from the Philippines and Ms. Hani Du Toit from South Africa shared their thoughts on the cultural roots of their origins, enriching the discussion with diverse perspectives.

๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ž๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—œ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”: ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—”๐—› ๐—๐—”๐—ง๐—œ ๐——๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ | ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—š๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: ๐—” ๐—ค๐—จ...
17/10/2024

๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ž๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—œ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”: ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—”๐—› ๐—๐—”๐—ง๐—œ ๐——๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ | ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—š๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: ๐—” ๐—ค๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—š

Venue: Hangouts Urban + Eco, Ulu Melaka
Tarikh: 19 Oktober 2024
Masa: 3.05 hingga 5.00 petang

Speakers: Dr. Warfe Tupas Engracia, Hani Du Toit, and Dr. Azmil Munif Mohd Bukhari.
Moderated by Faisol Danker

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ October 15, 2024
โฐ 01.30 PM - 03.30 PM (GMT+7)
๐Ÿ–ฅ Zoom cloud meeting

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, 7-9 October 2024The Sarawak Delta Geopark International Seminar took pla...
13/10/2024

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, 7-9 October 2024

The Sarawak Delta Geopark International Seminar took place from October 7 to 9, 2024, in Kuching, Sarawak. The seminar saw of nearly 350 participants, with two keynote papers presented by Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Ibrahim Komoo and Mr. Guy Martini, along with 10 papers from representatives of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as agencies related to Sarawak Delta Geopark.

The two-day seminar featured paper presentations, followed by a one-day field visit to Bau Geosites. Dr. Azmil Munif Mohd Bukhari, Manager of Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark and Head of the Tourism Division at the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), presented a paper titled ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ค๐š๐ฐ๐ข ๐”๐๐„๐’๐‚๐Ž ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค: ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ.

Langkawi UGGp also set up an exhibition booth to share information with participants, most of whom were from the Sarawak Delta Geopark community and related agencies.

Participants were taken on an exploration of the Bau Geotrail, which includes several significant geosites in the Sarawak Delta Geopark. They also had the opportunity to engage with the local community at the B**g Jagoi Heritage Center, a village of the Bidayuh people.

This seminar successfully achieved its objectives of meeting the criteria for UNESCO Global Geopark recognition, while also fostering networking and outreach efforts among the UNESCO Global Geopark community and local stakeholders.

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Lawatan Tapak bagi Projek Jeti Baharu di Gua Langsir, Kilim Karst Geoforest Park

Satu lawatan tapak bersama pihak JKR Langkawi selaku pelaksana projek telah dibuat pada 9 Oktober 2024 bagi pemeriksaan akhir kecacatan/kerosakan di tapak projek.

Pemantauan dan pembersihan berkala di Geotapak Tanjung Buta oleh kakitangan renjer Geopark
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SAMBUTAN HARI GEODIVERSITI BERSAMA KELAB DUTA RIMBA MALAYSIA DI LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK6-8/10/2024 6 Oktober seti...
10/10/2024

SAMBUTAN HARI GEODIVERSITI BERSAMA KELAB DUTA RIMBA MALAYSIA DI LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK

6-8/10/2024

6 Oktober setiap tahun merupakan sambutan Hari Geodiversiti yang disambut di peringkat antarabangsa. Pada kali ini, Kelab Duta Rimba Malaysia yang diketuai Cikgu Ganesan S.Sittrambaram telah menjadikan Pulau Langkawi, pulau yang kaya dengan diversiti alam semula jadi sebagai lokasi program pada tahun ini. Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (LADA) selaku rakan kolabrasi berbesar hati dalam membantu menjayakan program yang dapat menarik minat generasi muda yang datang dari pelbagai negeri di seluruh Malaysia.

Program yang telah diwakili 129 orang pelajar serta guru pengiring dari beberapa buah sekolah seperti SK Sentul 1, SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail 1, SK Sanglang, SK Kuala Lanjut, SK dan SMK Saujana Indah, SMK Ampang Pecah, SMK Seri Nibong, SMK Wangsa Melawati, SMK Cochrane, Sekolah Menengah Islam Al-Amin dan SMK Taman Keramat.

Sebelum lawatan lapangan dijalankan, taklimat telah diberikan oleh pihak LADA bagi memberi gambaran awal berkenaan kawasan konservasi. Antara kawasan lapangan konservasi yang telah dibawa ialah _Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park_ dan _Kilim Karst Geoforest Park_ . Dalam mencapai objektif program, penerangan dan aktiviti modul geopark telah dijalankan bagi mendedahkan input serta informasi berkaitan Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark(LUGGp) kepada para pelajar.

Semoga informasi dan perkongsian yang disampaikan sepanjang berada di LUGGp dapat dijadikan input tambahan untuk dibawa pulang ke sekolah masing-masing.






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09/10/2024

Pemantauan kerja-kerja menaiktaraf pontoon Tasik Dayang Bunting oleh kakitangan renjer Geopark

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Jungle Ambassador in cooperation with Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, Forestry Department and Kompleks Kraf Langkawi PAG...
07/10/2024

Jungle Ambassador in cooperation with Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, Forestry Department and Kompleks Kraf Langkawi PAGE is organizing special program with school student to explore Langkawi's geodiversity from 6 until 9 October 2024.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’: ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ- ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซLangkawi's geodiversity is a tapestry wo...
06/10/2024

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’: ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ- ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž
๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Langkawi's geodiversity is a tapestry woven by time, where ancient landscapes and vibrant ecosystems converge, whispering tales of geological marvels and ecological harmony.

Celebrating Geodiversity Day, we honor the timeless beauty and profound significance of Langkawi's geological heritage, a testament to nature's artistry and the island's enduring spirit."

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