Sabah inoburitsa Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark muchiitiko chakakosha pa World Travel Market 2023 (WTM) yakaitirwa kuLondon Excel.
Vakamirira bazi rezvekushanyirwa kwenyika, tsika nemagariro, Hon. Datuk Joniston Bangkuai anotsanangura iyo Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark sedura repfuma yenzvimbo dzinoshamisa, hupfumi hwakasiyana-siyana, uye geological zvinoshamisa, ichisimbisa zvese zviri zviviri kunaka kwayo kwechisikigo uye kwakadzama geological kukosha.
Kubudirira uku kwakakosha zvikuru kuSabah, sezvo yakave nzvimbo yechitatu pasi rose, mushure meChina neKorea, kuwana chinzvimbo chepamusoro chekorona nhatu.
Vamwe vaviri veSabah UNESCO "Makorona" anosanganisira Kinabalu Park, yakasarudzwa World Heritage Site muna Zvita 2000, uye UNESCO Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve, yakaziviswa muna Chikumi 2014.
Nechiziviso ichi, network yepasi rose yeUNESCO Global Geoparks yakakura kusvika masaiti zana nemakumi mapfumbamwe neshanu munyika makumi mana nesere, ichisimbisazve nzvimbo yeKinabalu Park pakati pezvinoshamisa zvepasirese zvechisikigo netsika.
"Zvakakosha kuziva kuti Sabah Parks inoita basa rakakosha mukuchengetedza, manejimendi uye kusimudzira nhaka ye geological mukati meKinabalu Geopark.
"Izvi zvinosanganisira kuita kuti midziyo yakasarudzika iyi iwanikwe kune veruzhinji uye kuve nechokwadi chekuchengetedza kwenguva refu, ukuwo uchishingairira kutsvaga chinzvimbo cheUNESCO Global Geopark.
Kucherechedzwa uku kunosimbisa kuzvipira kusingazununguki kweSabah mukuchengetedza kwezvakatipoteredza nemaitiro akasimba ekushanya.
"Sabah haisi nzvimbo yekuenda chete asi chitsidzo chekuchengetedza zvinoshamisa zvepasi kune zvizvarwa zvinotevera," Bangkuai anosimbisa.
Iyo Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark, inofamba pamusoro pe4,750 square kilometers uye inotora matunhu matatu - Ranau, Kota Marudu, uye Kota Belud, imusha kune akati wandei misha yekumaruwa. Nharaunda idzi dzakakosha mukuchengetedza tsika nenhaka yedunhu iri.
Nekuzivikanwa uku, Bangkuai anoratidza tariro yehurumende yeSabah yekupa simba nharaunda dzekumaruwa nekuvabatanidza mune zvese zvekuchengetedza uye indasitiri yekushanya.
“World Travel Market 2023 inguva yakakosha kuSabah. Ndiwo mukana wedu wekuratidza yazvino UNESCO korona jewel kupasirese, tichisimbisa iyo inoshamisa geology, yakapfuma ecosystem, nharaunda dzemuno, uye basa rekuchengetedza iro rakaita kuti rizivikanwe neUNESCO.
"Kuzivikanwa uku se195th UNESCO Global Geopark inosimbisa nzvimbo yeSabah padanho repasi rose, uye tinokoka nharaunda yepasirese yekufamba uye yekushanya kuti ione kubwinya kweiyi geopark inoshamisa, zvichibatsira mukusimudzira kwayo uye kuziva kwepasirese," anowedzera.
Zvinonyanya kukosha zveKinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark:
- Geological Marvels: Kinabalu Park inozvirumbidza yakasarudzika geological maumbirwo, mamwe achidzokera kumashure emamiriyoni emakore. Vashanyi vachatorwa moyo nematombo anoshamisa, mapako, uye nzvimbo dzinonakidza.
- Biodiversity: Iyo geopark imusha kune akasiyana siyana emaruva nemhuka, mamwe acho ari munharaunda. Inzvimbo yevanofarira zvisikwa uye vanoda mhuka dzesango.
- Cultural Richness: Nharaunda dzechivanhu, netsika netsika dzadzo dzine simba, dzinogarisana mukati me geopark. Vashanyi vanogona kufambidzana nenharaunda idzi uye kudzidza nezve mararamiro avo.
- Sustainable Tourism: Iyo Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark inoratidza yakagadzikana maitiro ekushanya, kuve nechokwadi chekuti zvizvarwa zvinotevera zvinogona kuramba zvichinakidzwa nekudzidza kubva kune ino yakasarudzika saiti.
