Gua Pawon for Heritage / World Heritage

BANDUNG (SI) – The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has proposed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have sites Gua Pawon in Pasir Pawon, Kampung Cibukur, Village of Mount Masigit, District Cipatat, West Bandung regency (KBB) established as nature reserve world heritage.
Secretary General of History and Antiquities Ministry of Culture and Tourism Soeroso MP said, a suggestion that a world heritage cave Pawon been filed since 2009. “Gua Pawon very worthy of being a world heritage nature reserve because it has many advantages. The fossils of the inhabitants of Gua Pawon rated scarce. There is also Karst Citatah, “he told Regarding Indonesia after the seminar” preservation of the Old Town area of ​​Braga “in Gedung Merdeka, Jalan Asia Afrika, Bandung, yesterday. With the enactment of the Cave Pawon sites as world heritage, the government hopes the awareness and preservation not only come from the people of Indonesia, but also from around the world.

Meanwhile, the inventor Gua Pawon, Budi Brahmantyo of the Research Group Basin Bandung (KRCB), was shocked to hear the news that the government has proposed a historic site findings to UNESCO as a nature reserve world heritage. “Well, I just heard about this,” said Budi when contacted Regarding Indonesia. Geologists from the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) was admitted very happy to finally Pangandaran Read the full attention of the government. “It is appropriate,” he said. He said the cave is located in the limestone mountain about eight kilometers from the toll Padalarang this could be the first archaeological sites and the oldest in West Java. Pawon cave was discovered accidentally by Bob and his friends in 1999 while researching ancient lacustrine Bandung.

Bandung – Bandung Basin Research Group Coordinator (KRCB) Budi Brahmantyo welcomed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has proposed site in Gua Pawon Padalarang to UNESCO in order to become one of the world heritage nature reserve.

“Yes nice, I support. Because frankly, it’s almost 10 years we struggled to Gua Pawon note, but have not gotten more attention,” said Budi detikbandung when contacted by phone on Tuesday (20/4/2010). KRCB is the group that discovered the first artifacts and fossils in the Cave Pawon.
However, Budi admitted to not expect much. Because, according to become one of the world heritage nature reserve, the requirements are very strict. “We should follow their terms,” ​​he said, without detailing the conditions.

According to the ITB Geologists, to protect Gua Pawon, not necessarily the site into one of the world heritage nature reserve. “Quite a national level, it is sufficient, as long as the note,” said Budi.

During this time, management Pawon Cave is not maximized. “A lot of the concern, but the same management still has not gotten more attention,” said Budi.