LUNDU, June 18 — The Sarawak government through the Forest Department plans to make Gunung Pueh here as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve site, said Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang.
“Among them, reducing the loss of biological diversity, raising the standard of living of the local population as well as improving the socio-economic and cultural status for environmental sustainability,” he said. “The cooperation of all parties, whether government departments, agencies, corporate parties, the media and local residents in supporting the government’s initiatives, especially for the conservation and development of eco-tourism in the Gunung Pueh area, needs to be maintained.
According to Unesco’s website, there are currently 738 biosphere reserves in 134 countries, including 22 transboundary sites, that belong to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
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