IKinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark Ukutyhilwa kwi-WTM 2023 eLondon

USabah utyhila iKinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark kumsitho obalulekileyo kwi I-World Travel Market 2023 (WTM) ibanjelwe eLondon's Excel.

Omele iSebe lezoKhenketho, iNkcubeko kunye nokusiNgqongileyo, uMhlonishwa. UDatuk Joniston Bangkuai uchaza i-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark njengendawo yokugcina ubuncwane beendawo ezintle zomhlaba, ubutyebi bezityalo nezilwanyana ezahlukeneyo, kunye nemimangaliso yokwakheka komhlaba, igxininisa ubuhle bayo bendalo kunye nokubaluleka okunzulu kwejoloji.

Le mpumelelo ibaluleke kakhulu kwi-Sabah, njengoko ibe yindawo yesithathu kwihlabathi, emva kwe-China ne-Korea, ukufumana iwonga elizukileyo lesithsaba esiphindwe kathathu.

Abanye ababini bakaSabah UNESCO "Izithsaba" ziquka iPaki yaseKinabalu, ekhethwe njengeNdawo yeLifa leMveli ngoDisemba 2000, kunye ne-UNESCO Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve, echazwe ngoJuni 2014.

Ngesi sibhengezo, uthungelwano lwehlabathi lwe-UNESCO iGlobal Geoparks lukhule lwaba ziindawo ezili-195 kumazwe angama-48, luqinisa ngakumbi indawo yeKinabalu Park phakathi kwezona zinto zimangalisayo zendalo nezenkcubeko zehlabathi.

“Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba iSabah Parks idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhuseleni, ekulawuleni nasekukhuthazeni ilifa lemveli yejoloji ngaphakathi kweKinabalu Geopark.

“Oku kubandakanya ukwenza ezi asethi zikhethekileyo zejoloji zifikeleleke eluntwini kunye nokuqinisekisa ulondolozo lwexesha elide, ngelixa unegalelo elibonakalayo ekusukeleni iwonga le-UNESCO Global Geopark.

Olu qwalaselo lugxininisa ukuzinikela okungagungqiyo kwe-Sabah kulondolozo lwendalo esingqongileyo kunye nezenzo zokhenketho ezizinzileyo.

“ISabah asiyondawo nje ekusingwa kuyo kodwa sisibhambathiso sokugcina indalo emangalisayo yesi sijikelezi-langa isenzelwa izizukulwana ezizayo,” ugxininisa uBangkuai.

I-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark, enabile ngaphezu kwe-4,750 yeekhilomitha zeekhilomitha kwaye ithatha izithili ezithathu - iRanau, iKota Marudu, kunye neKota Belud, likhaya kwiilali ezininzi zasemaphandleni. Olu luntu lubaluleke kakhulu ekugcineni inkcubeko eyodwa kunye nelifa lemveli lommandla.

Ngolu qwalaselo, u-Bangkuai uvakalisa ithemba likarhulumente welizwe laseSabah lokuxhobisa olu luntu lwasemaphandleni ngokubabandakanya kuzo zombini ulondolozo kunye noshishino lokhenketho.

“IMarike yokuHamba yeHlabathi ka-2023 lithuba elibalulekileyo kwi-Sabah. Lithuba lethu lokubonisa isacholo sethu samva nje se-UNESCO kwihlabathi, sigxininisa ijoloji yalo emangalisayo, i-ecosystem etyebileyo, uluntu lwasekuhlaleni, kunye nomsebenzi wolondolozo owenze ukuba yamkelwe yiUNESCO.

"Olu qwalaselo njenge-195 ye-UNESCO Global Geopark iqinisa indawo ye-Sabah kwinqanaba lehlabathi, kwaye simema ukhenketho lwehlabathi kunye noluntu lokhenketho ukuba lube namava obuhle bale geopark imangalisayo, igalelo kuphuhliso lwayo oluzinzileyo kunye nokwaziswa kwehlabathi," wongezelela.

Amanqaku aphambili eKinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark:

1. Imimangaliso yeGeological: Ipaki yaseKinabalu ineendlela ezikhethekileyo zejoloji, ezinye zibuyela emva kwizigidi zeminyaka. Abakhenkethi baya kuthabatheka kukumila okumangalisayo kwamatye, imiqolomba kunye neendawo ezinomtsalane zomhlaba.
2. I-Biodiversity: I-geopark ilikhaya kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zeentyatyambo kunye nezilwanyana, ezinye zazo zixhaphake kulo mmandla. Liyindawo yokuzonwabisa yabathandi bendalo kunye nabathandi bezilwanyana zasendle.
3. Ukutyeba kweNkcubeko: Uluntu lwemveli, kunye neenkcubeko nezithethe zabo ezidlamkileyo, zihlalisana ngoxolo kwi-geopark. Abatyeleli banokunxulumana nolu luntu kwaye bafunde ngendlela yabo yokuphila.
4. UKhenketho oluZinzileyo: I-Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark ingumzekelo weendlela ezizinzileyo zokhenketho, ukuqinisekisa ukuba izizukulwana ezizayo zinokuqhubeka zinandipha kwaye zifunde kule ndawo ikhethekileyo.