Geopark helps livelihood of nearby locals
Published on: Thursday, October 20, 2022
By: Clarence Dol
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Ali Biju presenting the Geoguide certificate to one of the recipients.
Kundasang: The development of a Geopark in an area is important as a catalyst for the comprehensive and sustainable development of geological, biological, cultural and historical heritage resources for the well-being of the local community.The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) is currently actively expanding the implementation of the Community Based Ecotourism Programme (CBET) to support additional sources of income for local community groups.
Deputy Minister of KeTSA, Datuk Ali Biju said the programme is very beneficial because it can help the community to develop a joint management system to improve and market ecotourism services based on natural resources as local ecotourism products.
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