Indonesia, April 28 -- The Rinjani-Lombok Geopark has successfully retained its UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) Green Card status for the second time, extending its designation in the global network for another four years.

The achievement followed a rigorous revalidation process, with the certificate officially presented at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on Monday (April 27).

The General Manager of Rinjani-Lombok Geopark, Qwadru Putro Wicaksono, stated that maintaining the status is far more challenging than achieving the designation for the first time.

"This second Green Card is global recognition of the collective hard work of all stakeholders in West Nusa Tenggara," he said in a statement in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesda...