The district government of Kapuas Hulu and the management authority of Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum National Park officially launched the logo of the Biosphere Reserve Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum Kapuas Hulu on 8 July 2019 in Putussibau, West Kalimantan. The launched logo is the winner of a logo design competition for this newly established biosphere reserve. The UNESCO's International Coordinating Council (ICC) Man and Biosphere (MAB) announced Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum Kapuas Hulu as UNECSO Biosphere Reserve in Palembang on July 25th 2018. The winner of the logo design contest is Miss Efiyati, who is originally from Lanjak, Batang Lupar Subdistrict, Kapuas Hulu district. She receives a prize money of IDR 10 million. The logo competition was supported by GIZ.

The Regent of Kapuas Hulu District, Mr. A.M. Nasir, expects that through the establishment as biosphere reserve new and improved economic opportunities will be created, such as eco-tourism development that will benefit local communities.

For more information, please contact:
Jumtani, Coordinator West Kalimantan Province