Benyamin Sapiie
Geopark is one of the priorities of the Indonesian government in the next few years, especially now, Ijen Geopark has been proposed by the Indonesian Geopark National Committee (KNGI) to become an Aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark since 2020 and will be ratified as UNESCO Global Geopark in May 2023 working Same with Geological Engineering - Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology ITB. One of the things that is an important part of geopark is thematic or known as geotourism. Geotourism tries to be presented in Indonesia as a solution on how to utilize the wealth of geology and its various dynamics for tourism and economic activities that are environmentally friendly. The activity to be carried out is to encourage the running of the concepts and practices of geotourism in Ijen Geopark. Geological diversity in Ijen Geopark is something that must be understood and controlled by the community both tourist actors, academic people, and the general public. This time the activity will be focused on material enriching both from the study of literature or observations in the field, especially in the fields of geodynamics and sedimentology. This activity will involve several lecturers, students both S1 to S3 strata and also do not forget to involve local communities such as tourism, the local community of Ijen slopes, and also several school teachers in the region. The involvement of community elements in the region is very important because those who will be the main character in terms of geotourism or education to every human being from time to time.
Disseminating geology in the fields of geodynamics and sedimentology to geotourism actors in the Ijen geopark; 2. Increasing geological scientific capacity in the field of geodynamics and sedimentology for geotourism actors in the Ijen Geopark both in terms of theory and practice in the field; Establish a book about geodynamics and sedimentology as a means of education and interpretation guidelines in geotourism activities in Ijen Geopark.
Very useful for lecturers in KK to increase their capacity and experience, for the community this activity is very significant in preparing them to face tourists and the enthusiastic community