KUANTAN: Proactive measures are needed to gain Unesco Global Geopark status for the Lipis district, said Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
He said this was decided at the Pahang State Parks Corporation members’ meeting which he chaired on Tuesday.
“A geopark is a region that contains geological heritage sites and landscapes of international importance.
“It is managed holistically based on the concepts of conservation, preservation, education and sustainable development,” he said yesterday.
Wan Rosdy said the uniqueness of the Lipis district included the presence of rock formation from the Devonian to middle Permian periods, from 420 million to 270 million years ago, in Pos Betau – evident from the collision of two tectonic plates that formed Peninsular Malaysia.
“As a first step, the Pahang government has held discussions with the Minerals and Geoscience Department and the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry… to establish a Lipis Geopark Development Committee that covers human and financial resources and gain recognition as a National Geopark,” he said.
He said this recognition was one of the conditions set to qualify the proposed Lipis Geopark as a nominated Unesco Global Geopark.