The Magnificent of Geosites as Geoheritage Potential in Djuanda Grand Forest Park Area, Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

Djuanda Grand Forest Park (Tahura Djuanda) at Bandung, West Java Province, built-in 1985, has functioned as a conservation area concerning Indonesia’s biodiversity. It is the first Grand Forest Park among 27 of them, which was built in Indonesia. In addition, Djuanda Grand Forest Park potential for geodiversity and geoheritage concerning the geological history of the Tangkuban Parahu volcano formation since ancient times, so that conservation is needed. The Indonesian Geological Association (IAGI), in collaboration with the Djuanda Grand Forest Park Institution and the Geological Agency, researched the geoheritage potential of the Djuanda Grand Forest Park for accelerating the Tahura Djuanda to be a geoheritage area. The method used in this study consist of inventorying, identifying, analyzing, and mapping each geodiversity/geoheritage. The finding is that the Djuanda Grand Forest Park area has seven geoheritage potentials: the Dago Waterfall Lava, Pahoehoe Lava, Lalay Waterfall Lava, Omas Waterfall Lava, Ignimbrite at “Gua Belanda” and “Gua Jepang” and the Kraton Cliff Fault Scarp. By establishing the Djuanda Grand Forest Park area as a geoheritage area will expose more information about the geological history of Tangkuban Parahu Volcano’s formation through some interpretation boards (signboards) installed at each geoheritage location for conservation and education purposes through tourists visit points. In addition, West Java will be the second province to have a geoheritage after the Geoheritage of Pandeglang Regency, located in Banten Province.