BIMP-EAGA shows support to UR

Members of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) had manifested support to the Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park and the Komodo National Park in Indonesia, both finalists in the Search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

BIMP-EAGA is composed of the four countries which seek “to accelerate economic development” with its members.

“This gesture is in line with the tenets of strong partnership within the BIMP-EAGA region in strengthening cooperation for the development of tourism in promoting the same as the center of ecotourism destination worldwide,” the manifesto of support stated.

In a press conference regarding the 7^th Joint Tourism Development Cluster Meeting held June 9 in Puerto Princesa City, delegation heads of the member countries said that the statement of support to the two nominated sites would help in the promotion of the sites as well as to the ecotourism in BIMP-EAGA that they were promoting.

“We are in agreement that direct and indirect benefits shall be achieved by the member-countries with the Puerto Princesa Undergroun River and Komodo National Park as winners to the New Seven Wonders of Nature come 2011,” it added.

“We further commit to protect these God-given wonders of nature for our people and continuously abide by the rules of cooperation and unity within the framework of BIMP-EAGA objectives,” the statement of support furthered.