Selasa 06 Nov 2018 22:55 WIB

West Java committed to preserve Cibodas Biosphere

Cibodas Biosphere Reserve was established by the UNESCO in 1977.

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Situ Gunung Suspension Bridge at Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Kadudampit, Sukabumi, West Java.
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Situ Gunung Suspension Bridge at Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Kadudampit, Sukabumi, West Java.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG -- West Java Provincial Administration Secretary Iwa Karniwa voiced the provincial administration's commitment to continue to preserve the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 1977. The districts of Bogor, Sukabumi, and Cianjur have been designated by the UNESCO as part of the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, Karniwa noted in a press release received by Antara here on Tuesday.

The area characterizes a harmony between economic development, community empowerment, and environmental conservation, Karniwa remarked. According to Karniwa, the concept of biosphere reserve management is in line with the West Java Provincial Administration's commitment to establishing protected areas in 45 percent of the province's total area.

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Sawer Waterfall at Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Kadudampit, Sukabumi, West Java. Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park is the core area of the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve.

The Cibodas Biosphere Reserve is divided into three zones: the core area in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park that serves as a conservation forest area, buffer zone, and transition area in the form of forests, plantation areas, and other land.

Meanwhile, Head of West Java Development Coordination Supriatno remarked that the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve is important as a natural site for research, tourism, education, and community empowerment purposes.