I-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark Kwembulwa e-WTM 2023 eLondon

I-Sabah yembula i-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark emcimbini oyingqopha-mlando I-World Travel Market 2023 (WTM) ibanjwe eLondon's Excel.

Omele uMnyango Wezokuvakasha, Amasiko Nemvelo, uMhlonishwa. I-Datuk Joniston Bangkuai ichaza i-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark njengendawo eyigugu yezindawo ezimangalisayo, izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezicebile, nezimangaliso ze-geological, igcizelela kokubili ubuhle bayo bemvelo kanye nokubaluleka okujulile kokuma kwezwe.

Le mpumelelo ibaluleke ngendlela emangalisayo ku-Sabah, njengoba ibe yindawo yesithathu emhlabeni, ilandela i-China ne-Korea, ukuthola isicoco esihlonishwayo esiphindwe kathathu.

Abanye bakaSabah ababili UNESCO “imiqhele” ihlanganisa iKinabalu Park, eyaqokwa njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ngoDisemba 2000, kanye ne-UNESCO Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve, eyamenyezelwa ngoJuni 2014.

Ngalesi simemezelo, inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke ye-UNESCO Global Geoparks isikhule yaba iziza eziyi-195 emazweni angama-48, okuqhubeka nokuqinisa indawo yeKinabalu Park phakathi kwezimangaliso zemvelo namasiko ezingajwayelekile emhlabeni.

“Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi iSabah Parks idlala indima ebalulekile ekuvikelweni, ekulawuleni nasekukhuthazeni amagugu omhlaba ngaphakathi kweKinabalu Geopark.

“Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwenza lezi zimpahla eziyingqayizivele zifinyeleleke emphakathini kanye nokuqinisekisa ukongiwa kwemvelo kwesikhathi eside, kuyilapho ufaka isandla ekufuneni isikhundla se-UNESCO Global Geopark.

Lokhu kuhlonishwa kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kuka-Sabah okungaguquki ekongiweni kwemvelo kanye nezinqubo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha.

“I-Sabah ayiyona nje indawo okuyiwa kuyo kodwa iyisithembiso sokulondoloza izimangaliso zemvelo zeplanethi izizukulwane ezizayo,” kugcizelela u-Bangkuai.

I-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark, enwebeka ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha-skwele angama-4,750 futhi ihlanganisa izifunda ezintathu - iRanau, iKota Marudu, neKota Belud, iyikhaya lamadolobhana amaningi asemakhaya. Le miphakathi isemqoka kakhulu ekulondolozeni amasiko namagugu ayingqayizivele kulesi sifunda.

Ngalokhu kuqashelwa, u-Bangkuai uzwakalisa ithemba likahulumeni wesifunda sase-Sabah lokunikeza amandla le miphakathi yasemakhaya ngokuyibandakanya kukho kokubili ukongiwa kwemvelo kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha.

“I-World Travel Market 2023 iyisikhathi esibalulekile ku-Sabah. Kuyithuba lethu lokukhombisa ubucwebe bethu bakamuva bomqhele we-UNESCO emhlabeni, sigcizelela igeology yayo emangalisayo, i-ecosystem ecebile, imiphakathi yasendaweni, nomsebenzi wokongiwa kwemvelo owenze yaqashelwa yi-UNESCO.

"Lokhu kuhlonishwa njenge-195th UNESCO Global Geopark kuqinisa indawo ka-Sabah emhlabeni, futhi simema umphakathi wezokuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ukuba uzwe ubuhle bale geopark ebabazekayo, okunomthelela ekuthuthukisweni kwayo okuzinzile kanye nokuqwashisa umhlaba wonke," uyanezela.

Amaphuzu Avelele Abalulekile e-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark:

1. I-Geological Marvels: I-Kinabalu Park inokwakheka okuyingqayizivele kwe-geological, okunye okwehlela emuva ezigidini zeminyaka. Izivakashi zizokhangwa ukwakheka kwamadwala okumangalisayo, imigede, nezindawo ezikhangayo.
2. Izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo: I-geopark iyikhaya lezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane, ezinye zazo ezitholakala endaweni. Kuyindawo yabathandi bemvelo kanye nabathandi bezilwane zasendle.
3. Ukunotha Kwamasiko: Imiphakathi yomdabu, enamasiko namasiko ayo anempilo, iphilisana ngokuzwana ngaphakathi kwe-geopark. Izivakashi zingahlanganyela nale miphakathi futhi zifunde ngendlela yazo yokuphila.
4. Ukuvakasha Okusimeme: I-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark iyisibonelo sezinqubo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha, iqinisekisa ukuthi izizukulwane ezizayo zingaqhubeka nokujabulela nokufunda kulesi siza esiyingqayizivele.