The application to have Penang Hill and its surrounding areas listed as a Unesco biosphere reserve was submitted on Sept 29 last year, said Penang Hill Corporation general manager Datuk Cheok Lay Leng.“The assessment of the application is said to take about one year. They usually meet in the first half of the year.He said the application came under Unesco’s Programme on Man and the Biosphere .
MAB is an inter-governmental scientific programme that aims to promote innovative approaches to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.“It is important from the education and tourism standpoint. “Penang Hill is an ideal place for research activities. We have good universities on the island which we should leverage.
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