REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) will carry out a feasibility study at Gunung Kidul geopark area in Yogyakarta in June 2014 to determine its status as a world geopark.
Chairman of Tourism Awareness Grop in Gunung Kidul, Mursidi said that Unesco would assess the natural beauty, culture and community empowerment at Gunung Kidul area. He is optimistic that the area can be recognized as one of international geoparks.
It has several unique locations consisted of three zones, namely ancient volcano's zone (Mount Kidul), the middle mountain zone (caves) and southern zone ( Mount Sewu).
"Unesco's conservation team is already here. One of members said that Gunung Kidul was very possible to be a world geopark," Mursidi said on Friday as reported by Dwi Murdaningsih.
Gunung Kidul area was visited more than 15 thousand visitors every month. The number began to increase in last three years. Mutia Ramadhani
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