Global Network of National Geoparks

Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark

Mount Kinabalu dominates this geopark in the State of Sabah at the northern end of the island of Borneo. Covering an area of 4,750 km2, the geopark is home to many endemic plants and animals, including 90 orchid species that exist only on Mount Kinabalu, and the crimson-headed partridge bird not found anywhere else on Earth. Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage property inscribed in 2000, represen...

LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK

Celebrating Earth Heritage Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the far north-western corner of peninsular Malaysia. Located in the northern State of Kedah, it is unique in the sense that it was formed on 99 islands that together made up the legendary Langkawi Archipelago. The natural landscape of Langkawi is a combination between highly vegetated hills of rainforest and some rather bar...