About Us

Learn more about the Rinjani-Lombok MIDAS and the Management Agency.

The Rinjani‑Lombok MIDAS Management Agency was established by the Government of Nusa Tenggara Barat to govern, coordinate and grow both the UNESCO Global Geopark and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve across the Rinjani landscape: as one platform, not two parallel bureaucracies.

MIDAS (Multi International Designated Areas) is both the name of the Agency's governing framework and a description of what makes Rinjani‑Lombok unique: a single landscape recognised twice by UNESCO in 2018, as a Global Geopark and as a Biosphere Reserve, each with its own international reporting obligations and its own community of practice.

Rather than split this into two competing offices, the Government of NTB established one Agency, overseen directly by the Governor and coordinated through the Regional Development Planning Agency (BAPPEDA), to hold both mandates under a single Board, a single financial vehicle and a single set of flagship programmes. That structure lets MIDAS speak with one voice to national ministries, international donors and local communities alike.

In this section

Greetings A welcome to the Rinjani‑Lombok MIDAS Management Agency from the Governor of Nusa Tenggara Barat, the Head of BAPPEDA NTB and the General Manager of the Agency. What is a MIDAS? MIDAS stands for Multi International Designated Area(s): a landscape that holds more than one internationally recognised status at the same time. The Management Agency One Agency for the Rinjani-Lombok UNESCO Global Geopark and Biosphere Reserve: what it is for, who it answers to, and how it works. Organisational Structure A single line of accountability: from the Governor's office, through BAPPEDA, to the General Manager and the teams delivering the Agency's work. Our Team The people responsible for turning a two-designation landscape into a single, accountable platform.

Rinjani-Lombok at a glance

2010: Established as a National Geopark by the Ministry of National Development Planning
2018: Designated a UNESCO Global Geopark and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
2026: Green Card certificate received, after the 2025 revalidation recommendation
2,850 km²: Area of the Geopark; the Biosphere Reserve covers the whole island
20: Board of Managers and Secretariat staff
6: Working Groups, each led by a provincial government agency

Every structure the Agency has built (its Board, its Working Groups, its four programme umbrellas, its Development Fund) exists to turn Rinjani's natural capital into durable, inclusive economic value, balanced across Planet, Prosperity and People.