Getting To Know The Geometric Inspector General Who Was Named UNESCO To Be The Best In The World

Ijen Crater (ANTARA/HO-Humas Banyuwangi Regency Government)

YOGYAKARTA Not many people know Ijen Geopark. In fact, UNESCO has just announced that the Ijen geopark is the best geopark in the world. Then, what is there in this geopark area?

In general, Inspector General of Geopark is a geological heritage site and an area with a variety of landscapes in East Java. The name of Inspector General himself was taken from Mount Ijen. In administration, the location of Inspector General of Geopark is in two areas, namely Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency, East Java Province.

Ijen Geopark is special because it has an important track record of earth history. At Ijen Geopark there are at least 21 geological sites that continue to be developed both locally and internationally. Several geological sites that have become favorites, for example, Ijen Crater, namely crater lakes with high acidity levels accompanied by blue fires in the Solfatara area.

The Ijen Geopark website is spread across two areas, namely Banyuwangi and Bondowoso. There are three tourist components that are the main characteristics of Ijen Geopark, namely components of geological, biological, and cultural tourism.

In the field of biology or bioste, for example, in the form of a BRK (Bondowoso Republik Kopi) coffee plantation, precisely in Sukorejo village, Sumberwringin District. Visitors who visit this place will find out as well as study the coffee production process from upstream to downstream.

In addition, Ijen Geopark has now also become a member of UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) which was established through the 216th UNESCO Executive Council in Paris, France, held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

This means that Geopark Ijen is one of the UGG geoparks of 195 other UGG sites in 48 countries. The determination of Ijen Geopark in UGG coincides with 18 other geological sites owned by various countries this year, namely Ca chanceapava (Brazil), Lavreotiki (Yunani), Aras (Iran), Hakusan Tedorigawa (Japan), and several other world sites.

Apart from knowing Ijen Geopark, you can get other interesting information by visiting VOI.ID.