House, May 20 – Government spokesman revealed that the Prime Minister welcomed UNESCO to endorse it. Korat Geo Park It is a UNESCO Global Geopark, making Korat the 4th city in the world with the land of the 3 crowns of UNESCO. in the same province
Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs Acting as a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office revealed that General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense I am pleased that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO (UNESCO) has endorsed Korat Geopark (KHORAT Geopark), Nakhon Ratchasima Province. It became a UNESCO Global Geopark on May 17, 2023, considered the second world geopark in Thailand and made Thailand create another history. Nakhon Ratchasima Province Is a city of three crowns or Triple Crown (Triple Crown) is the fourth city in the world after Italy, South Korea and China to have the land of the three crowns of UNESCO. in the same province
A spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office said that UNESCO had conducted an assessment of the area. Field data collection in 17 important sites in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The results of the 216th session of the Executive Board of the UNESCO Organization at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. has a resolution to approve Korat Geo Park is a UNESCO Global Geopark, which makes Nakhon Ratchasima Province one of the historical cities and is the city of the 3 natural crowns of UNESCO (The UNESCO Triple Crown of Nature), considered the 4th country. of the world, following Italy, South Korea and China, where in 1 province there will be all 3 UNESCO natural resource conservation programs: 1. World Heritage (Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex) 2. Humans and Biosphere (Sakaerat Forest Biosphere Reserve) and 3. World Geopark (Korat Geo Park)
Korat Geo Park Unlike the Geopark World, which has 177 locations around the world, it is a land of questa and fossils (Cuesta & Fossil Land) that connects ecosystems with dry dipterocarp forests, dry forests and people’s way of life. more than 4,000 years in the geographical area of the central to lower Lam Ta Khong River Basin by further developing and expanding from the Research Institute and Museum of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources of the Northeast honor Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University that has operated the project in the first phase since 1994
“The Prime Minister appreciated the results of the certification. and is very proud that Nakhon Ratchasima Province get this certification It reflects the abundance of natural areas and the preservation of natural resources in Thailand. The area will be another important source of study for those who are interested. Especially valuable fossils that are internationally known. Thailand also has many rich resources throughout the country. Which has also pushed for development, ”said Mr. Anucha.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency