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Mayor promotes World Heritage status for historic Bogor gardens
The Bogor Mayor is pushing for the Bogor Botanical Gardens, which was founded in 1817, to be designated as a World Heritage Site.
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Visitors take COVID-19 rapid tests provided by the Bogor City Health Agency on Nov. 1, 2020 at the Bogor Botanical Gardens, or Kebun Raya Bogor, in West Java. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
M
ayor Bima Arya of Bogor, West Java, has pushed for the designation of the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a World Heritage Site following a recent visit to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris.
During his visit, Bima met with Indonesia's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Ismunandar, and their discussion included the gardens' designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In a written statement, Bima explained that the Bogor Botanical Gardens was the largest botanical park in Southeast Asia and held a very valuable history, especially in the development of science and research in Indonesia, as well as the world.
“We want to push the declaration of the Bogor Botanical Gardens as a world heritage,” said the mayor.
He said Ismunandar responded positively to his call and would give an update on progress as soon as possible.
Enny Sudarmonowati, a former deputy head of life sciences at the now-defunct Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), who was among the initial proponents for the heritage application, said that the gardens has benefits not only for Indonesia but also for the world.
“One of the most significant part of the gardens is the Treub Laboratory, which was an important research [facility] during the Dutch colonial era,” Enny told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
