Unesco Re-validation Of Rinjani Geopark Status, Possibly Announced September 2025

Climbers pose at Segara Anak Lake on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, NTB. (Between)

JAKARTA - General Manager of Geopark Rinjani Lombok Province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Qwadru P Wicaksono revealed that the evaluation results related to the future of Geopark Rinjani as the Unesco Global Geopark network will be carried out in September 2025 in Chile.

"The information is, September in Chile. But we don't know if we can attend or not. But later in September it will be re-assessed by Unesco," he confirmed by reporters at the NTB Governor's Office in Mataram, Wednesday, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said, in the Unesco meeting session held in Chile in September, all the results of the evaluation that had been carried out by the assessor team when they came to Lombok in June and July 2025, would be discussed in everything at the hearing.

"The announcement will only be made in April next year," said Qwadru, his nickname.

Qwadru did not deny that when two assessors from Unesco went to Lombok, there were several things that the assessor team was concerned about to be repaired and equipped by the Rinjani Geopark management. One of them is related to the information board at the Rinjani Geopark Information Center (PIGR) in Sembalun, East Lombok Regency which is not yet fully available.

"God willing, we will complete all the records of the assessor team," he said.

In addition to the information board in PIGR Sembalun, several notes that have attracted the attention of the assessor team, especially in Gili Trawangan, North Lombok Regency, regarding the need for additional promotional material in the waiting room, will also be completed, thereby further strengthening the geopark information.

"What is in this gili because it is seen that it is still empty, so it is a shame if it is not used," explained Qwadru.

Furthermore, Qwadru emphasized that in general Geopark Rinjani was considered complete by the assessor team both in terms of culture and community involvement. Therefore, he is optimistic that Unesco will continue to provide green cards or green cards for Mount Rinjani as the World Geopark network.

"This (Geopark Rinjani) received applause compared to other geoparks abroad. So hopefully we will still get a green card. That's what we all hope for," he said.

It is known that Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok, NTB was designated as the world's geopark in the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) session in 2018.

Mount Rinjani, is included in the Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) area. One of the leading charms of TNGR is Lake Segara Anak which is at an altitude of 2,010 meters above sea level. Segara Anak Lake is in part of Mount Rinjani which reaches 3,726 meters above sea level.