PROMOTING

NATURALLY LANGKAWI
THROUGH GEO & ECO TOURISM
PRESENTATION BY :

AZMIL MUNIF MOHD BUKHARI

GEOPARK & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LANGKAWI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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LOCATION IN ASEAN REGION
 GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS

• An archipelago of 99 islands
• North west of Peninsular Malaysia
• Population is 100,262 (2010)
• Malay 88 % ,Chinese 6%, Indian 2%, Others 4%
• Total land area is 477 sq. km.
• Reserved forest 26,266 ha (54.6%)
• Mangrove forest 3,126ha (6.5%)
• Mount Raya (881m)
• Mount Machincang (708m)
• Dry Season start from December till February
• Wet Seasons start from March till November
 INTRODUCTION

•Origin of the name ‘Langkawi’

•Langkawi is the home of eagles and it is also geographically rich in marble.

Since eagle in Malay is ‘Helang’ while marble in Sanskrit is ‘Kawi’, so by putting
these words together it is read as ‘Helangkawi’. Hence it became LANGKAWI.
•1957- Langkawi Islands is in the state of Kedah, Malaysia that gained
independent in 1957.
•1987 – Duty Free Port
•1990 – Establishment of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA)
•2001 – Langkawi as Tourism City

•2007 – UNESCO Global Geopark Network

•2011 – Establishment of Langkawi Tourism Blueprint 2011-2015
 LANGKAWI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
 To develop the basic infrastructure (airport, jetty, road)

 To increase number international and domestic tourists.

 To increase length of stay and expenditures.

 To create new products and services for leisure and niche market segment.

 To create programs and promote meetings , incentives, conferences and

exhibitions market segments.

 Further sustain and promote Langkawi as an eco and island destinations.

 Exhibits Langkawi as gateway to Northern Corridor and Southern Thailand.

 ECO- AND GEOTOURISM

TOURIST EXPERIENCE

5 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

LUXURY GETAWAY

GLOBAL VISIBILITY

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 INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS & RECEIPT
FOR MALAYSIA 2004-2016

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

72.0B
60.6B 65.4B
58.3B 69.1 B 82.1 B
53.4B 56.5B
49.6B 27.4M
46.1B
25.0M 25.7M 26.8M
32.0B 36.2B 24.7M 25.7M
29.7B 24.6M
22.0M 23.7M
RECEIPTS 21.0M
(RM BILLION)
17.6M KIDNAPPING
INCIDENTS,
16.4M
FLOOD,
15.7M HAZE, SARS

PANDEMIC
H1N1,
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE
ECONOMIC IN
ARRIVALS CRISIS JAPAN/FLOOD
(MILLION) IN THAILAND AVIATION
DISASTERS
TSUNAMI

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 STATISTIC OF TOURIST ARRIVALS TO LANGKAWI

4,000,000
3,600,511 3,624,149
3,411,630 3,634,517
3,500,000
3,059,070
2,899,547
3,000,000

2,500,000

2,000,000

1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK : 2016-2019
Since 2007

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 WHAT IS A GEOPARK?

An area where sites and landscapes of international

geological significance are managed with a holistic
concept of protection, education, sustainable
development .
•127 Geoparks in the world,
Langkawi Geopark Management Model has
35 countries been adopted by Japan, Korea, Vietnam,
•Langkawi Geopark Indonesia & Thailand.
Reference Centre in Asia
Pacific
 (42.74 km2 area)

KILIM KARST GEOFOREST PARK

(24.15 km2 area)

Geoforest Park is a new

conservation concept
that encompass both
geology and forest element
where education and
research activities are
strongly promoted
(38.5 km2 area)
 Tourist Arrival at Geoforest Park
Machinchang Cambrian Kilim Karst Dayang Bunting Marble
Geoforest Park Geoforest Park Geoforest Park

2016 1,282,888 482,653 441,453

2016 2016

2015 1,149,531 468,474 404,181

2015 2015
2014
1,026,355 2014
307,889 375,527
2014
2013
935,633 2013 273,450 339,571
2013
2012 897,452 159,338 370,794
2012 2012
 Biological Diversity
Conservation
Geo-heritage Public Infrastructure
Conservation

Hotels / Resorts Cultural Heritage

CONSERVATION
Promotion

Research / Recreation
Economic Activities
TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
New Opportunities Education / Exhibition

Local Participation
LANGKAWI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

GEOPARK DIVISION
 GOVERNANCE

Langkawi Geopark Advisory Council

Yang Teramat Mulia Tan Sri Dato’ Tunku Puteri Intan
ROYAL PATRON Safinaz Binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam
Shah

Dato' Seri Ahmad Bashah Md

Hanipah CHIEF MINISTER OF KEDAH

COORDINATING COMMITTEE
CEO LADA :
Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin

SCIENTIFIC & CONSERVATION PROMOTION & DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY & EDUCATION

COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
Director LESTARI : Deputy CEO (Planning) LADA : Deputy CEO (Management) LADA : Tuan
Prof Dr Mohd Raihan Taha Mr Ahmad Zaini Zaba’ai Haji Asri Redha bin Abdul Rahman

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ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Rock Cycle, Earth age?
 International Geological Significance
• Oldest rock formation in South East Asia (550 mya)
• ‘Drop Stone’ aged 1 billion
• Highest ancient sea level in South East Asia (23 meter higher
than current level)
• Meteorite impact crater 10 million years ago
• 5 rock formations
• The most complete Palaeozoic Rocks (550-200 million years)

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Geological Heritage
Machinchang Formation
 550 – 490 million years old
 oldest formation
Pantai Pasir Tengkorak
Setul Formation
• 490- 400 million years old
• diversity of fossils

Kilim Pinnacle
Singa Formation
400-290 million year old
•Glacial drop stones
Pulau Ular • cold water fossil

Chuping Formation
• 290- 250 million year old
• youngest formation
Pulau Jong
Gunung Raya Granite
• 250-210 million year old
• highest mountain in Langkawi
Gunung Raya
• Geological Heritage
– Fossils, minerals, landscape etc.

Glacial Dropstones 1 Billion Years Old Quartz Mineral, Tanjung Buta

Natural Fountain, Tanjung Chinchin

Bivalve Fossil 350 Mya, Sungai Itau Setul Formation Fossil, 490 Mya

Pulau Anak Datai

Tasik Dayang Bunting Pulau Anak Datai Pulau Anak Singa
Fossils Trilobit (440 million))

Ancient Seashells
(Seashell 7000 years)

Gastropod (480 juta tahun)

Bivalvia (370 million)
 Nature Wonder
• Tropical Rainforest (the oldest Deciduous Rainforest in the world, 130 million years)
 Nature Wonder
• Mangroves
– 41 species out of 88 world species

Mangrove Flower

Mangrove Fruit/Seed
 Nature Wonder
• Flora - endemic

Endemic palm – Maxburretia gracilis

 Nature Wonder
• Butterfly
– 553 species found in Langkawi
 Butterfly Comparison

Weaver Ant Langkawi 478.5sq/km Ciliate Blue Butterfly

Sri Lanka 65,610sq/km United Kingdom 242,495sq/km Australia 7,692,024sq/km

 Nature Wonder
• Birds
– More than 250 species recorded (70% resident)
• Including raptors, kingfisher & migratory birds

Great Hornbill

Great Slaty Woodpecker

Mountain Hawk Eagle

 AFRICA has BIG Five

Langkawi has Fabulous Flying Five

Red Giant Flying Squirrel

Flying Snake

Flying Dragon

Flying Fox Flying Lemur

 AFRICA has BIG Five

Flying Squirrel
 AFRICA has BIG Five

Flying Fox
 AFRICA has BIG Five

Flying Lemur
 AFRICA has BIG Five

Flying Dragon
 AFRICA has BIG Five

Flying Snake
 Legend & Myth
Mahsuri - accused of adultery and executed – white blood

Dayang Bunting – Pregnant Maiden

War Of Giants – Mat Cincang & Mat Raya

Beras Terbakar – Burnt Rice Gua Cherita - Merong Mahawangsa

 Geopark Ambassador
Geopark Volunteer

Geopark Partner Geopark Entreprenuer

 ENRICHING THE GENERATION
Geopark School GeoCourses

 Geopark Teacher  Langkawi Tour Guide

 Geopark To School
 School To Geopark
 Geopark Camp
Courses
 Safety and Boat Operation
Courses
 Interpretation Courses
 Tour Packaging Courses
 Safety & Health Courses

Geo-Community
Awareness Program
 Cleaning/ Tree Planting
 Recycle Campaign
 Community Outreach
 Nature Talk Program
 Religious  Langkawi Product Gallery
Forum  Entrepreneurship Program
 Exhibition  3R (Recycle, Reuse, Reduce)
 Small Medium
 Carnival Entrepreneurship Courses

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 Geopark Volunteer

Langkawi Tourist Rotary Club

Malaysian SAI BABA Guide Association (LTGA)
Nature Society (MNS)

2012 3 Programs | 350

Participants

2013 3 Programs | 375

Participants

2014 4 Programs | 1,335

Participants

2015 6 Programs | 1,800

Participants

2016 10 Programs | 2,500

Participants
 Best Geopark Practices
 Best Geopark Experience
 Best Geopark Community
 Best Tourist Guide
 Best Tourism Attraction
 Outstanding Community Leader
-The Frangipani Resort & Spa
-Four Seasons Resort Langkawi
-KPSP Kilim
-En. Irshad Mobarak
-Langkawi Skycab
-Tn. Hj. Maton bin Mahmud
 CHALLENGES & WAY FORWARD

 Maintaining geo and eco tourism product s and services

 Curbing new development inline with the policy

 Development VS aesthetic tourism values

 High cost of maintenance

 Community role and participation

Terima kasih
TERIMA KASIH THANK YOU