Any area could be designated as geopark if they posses several geoheritage features and outstanding geological landscape within which they form the nucleus for the development of local communities through conservation and ecotourism. Essentially, a geopark should have components of conservation, local community is regarded as a central component of interaction between various elements within the environment and thus, the geopark management authority should get them actively involved in managing geoheritage conservation and promoting sustainable geotourism.

The above mentioned development concept does not contradict with the present Langkawi development agenda, particularly as Langkawi is geared towards daylight tourism as its trademark. In adopting this kind of nature tourism, Langkawi would create its own niche in this highly competitive industry instead of having to compete on the same basis with other neighboring tourist destinations such Phuket or Bali.

In order to sustain nature tourism, Langkawi shall go along with various initiatives of nature conservation that has symbiotic kind of relationship with nature tourism.

A kind of integrative and more holistic concept such as that of geopark would definitely suit its necessity. At the same time, eradicating poverty and improving the quality of life of the local community which is also the main concern for the  Langkawi Development Authority and Langkawi District Council, should be addressed. These show that the present  Langkawi development and the geopark agenda could very well work hand in hand as they could supplement one another very nicely. For this matter, the local community stands to better benefit from the inception of LANGKAWI AS A GEOPARK.    MORE>>>